Microalgae
819 376-5011, ext. 4597
nathalie.bourdeau@cegeptr.qc.ca
nathalie.bourdeau@cegeptr.qc.ca
Intervention fields
- Production of microalgae in co-location with industries to use residues as nutrients and residual process energy
- Pulp and paper equipment adaptation for harvesting microalgae
- Conversion of algal biomass into biocrude by hydrothermal liquefaction
Expertise
- Development of culture environment based on industrial wastewaters
- Identification of residues to use for the production of microalgae
- Optimization of growing conditions
- Development and scale-up of the harvesting process with pulp and paper equipment
- Quality testing of algal biocrude produced by hydrothermal liquefaction
- Extraction and quantification of molecules of interest
Our equipment
PRODUCTION
- Laboratory scale
- Shaker for flask cultivation
- 3,5 L and 15 L photobioreactors
- 10 L, 150 L and 400 L tanks
- pH control system by CO2 injection
- Pilot scale
- 10m3 Alga-FuelTM pilot tank
HARVESTING
- Laboratory scale
- Sweco vibrating screen
- Static and dynamic sheet former
- Dissolved air flotation
- Pilot scale
- Paper machine
HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION
- 100 ml, 600 ml and 20 L reactors
FOR WASTEWATER, ALGAL BIOMASS AND BIOCRUDE ANALYSES
- Fluorescence/absorbance microplate reader
- Elemental analyzer (CHNS)
- GC-MS
- TGA