Biorefining and Carbon Cycling Program

Facilities

Characterization of Materials | Production/Processing of Materials | Engine Testing | Cooperative Labs

II. PRODUCTION/PROCESSING OF MATERIALS

Extraction/Thermochemical Processing

Parr 4578 Pressure reactor
Charmaker
Gasifier

Grinding/Mixing/Drying/Evaporation

Vermeer Chipper
Kubota Tractor
Luck/Now Mixer
Royer Screen
Hammermill
Pellet Mill
Extruder
Fritsch Pulverisette grinder
Retsch Grindomix GM200 Mixer/grinder
Tecator Cycotec 1093 Sample mill
The Cycotec is a sample mill used to used for the rapid, uniform grinding of various dry samples. This mill is capable of grinding up to four grams per second, and does so in a uniform fashion because of the cyclone principle that it uses.
SPEX 8000M Mixer mill
The SPEX 8000M is a shaker mill that utilizes ball bearings to pulverize and mix samples. A sample is placed inside a crucible, along with two or more ball bearings. The crucible is then secured to a shock-mounted electric motor, which shakes the crucible at a pace that causes the ball bearings to completely pulverize or thoroughly mix its contents.
Various drying ovens/furnaces
These ovens are insulated devices that are commonly used to either dry or age samples.
Buchi R-200 Rotary evaporator
The Buchi R-200 is a single-step distillation device. It is used for the thermal separation of smaller quantities of sample material. It is a quick, gentle, and effective way to separate products with different boiling points.

kobuto
Kubota Tractor
Vermeer Chipper

Luck/Now Mixer
Retsch Grindomix

Tecator Cycotec 1093 Sample mill
SPEX 8000M Mixer mill
Drying oven

Composting

Buchi R-200 Rotary evaporator
Oxymax respirometer
50 L reactor size batch composter
50 L reactor size batch composter