I. CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS
Gas Analysis/Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Hapsite Inficon GC-MS
HP 5973 MS with G1530 GC
(3) HP GC with FID, ECD and TCD detection
Pfeiffer Vacuum—Quadstar quadrapole MS (attached to TGA)
Agilent 3000 Micro-GC
Chemiluminescence NH3 Analyzer—NH3, NO, NO2 (0-20 ppm range)
Liquid Chromatography/Spectrophotometry
Shimadzu HPLC with options:
RID-10A refractive index detector
LC-20AT liquid chromatograph
SIL-20A autosampler
(2) Gilson HPLC with UV/VIS spectrophotometry
Beckman Coulter spectrophotometer
Beckman Coulter spectrophotometer |
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LECO TGA701 Proximate analyzer |
Surface Area Analysis
Quantachrome NOVA 2000 series
Thermogravimetric Analysis
LECO TGA701 Proximate analyzer
Mettler-Toledo TGA/SDTA851e/SF/1100 with sample robot (with MS attached)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Mettler-Toledo DSC823e/700
Elemental (Ultimate) Analysis
LECO CHNS932 with VTF900 furnace option (for elemental oxygen)
Dynamic Viscosity
Brookfield DV+I viscometer
Gross Calorimetric Value
Parr 1351 Bomb calorimeter
pH
Fisher Scientific pH/Ion 510 meter
FTIR
Varian 2000 FT-IR Scimitar series
Varian 2000 FT-IR Scimitar series
Cloud Point Analysis
Phase Technology CPA-T30 Phase Analyzer
Flash Point
Herzog Pensky-Martens semi-automatic flash point detector
Titration
Mettler-Toledo T70 Automatic titrator
Mettler-Toledo DL31 Karl Fischer titrator
II. PRODUCTION/PROCESSING OF MATERIALS
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
SPEX 8000M Mixer mill
Various drying ovens/furnaces
Buchi R-200 Rotary evaporator
Vermeer Chipper |
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Kubota Tractor |
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Luck/Now Mixer |
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Retsch Grindomix |
Composting
(6) 250 mL reactors for emissions characterization by GC
Oxymax respirometer
(9) 50 L reactor size batch composters
75 L Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)
Compost turner
Extraction/Thermochemical Processing
Soxhlet extractor set
Parr 4578 Pressure reactor—supercritical extraction
(3) Thermolyne batch reactor/furnaces
Lindberg/Blue continuous reactor/furnace
III. ENGINE TESTING
(2) Kubota E750 6-kW single cylinder direct injection water cooled test engines—Peterson Torque Test
ECOM AC-Plus emissions analyzer
Computer vision system (proprietary)—injector coking and engine durability
IV. COOPERATIVE LAB UNITS
Feed and Environmental Water Lab
Coordinator: Dr. Paul Vendrell
Web: aesl.ces.uga.edu
Feed and Environmental Water Lab (FEW)
2300 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-4356
Phone: 706-542-7690
Fax: 706-542-1474
This laboratory performs analysis of feeds, forages, foods, feed ingredients, natural waters, and industrial wastewater. Analyses include lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, fat, protein, total carbohydrates, and ash determination.
Soil, Plant, and Water Lab
Coordinator: Dr. Leticia Sonon
Web: aesl.ces.uga.edu
Soil, Plant, and Water Analysis Laboratory (SPW)
2400 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602-9150
Phone: 706-542-5350
Fax: 706-369-5734
This laboratory performs analysis of soil, plant tissue, water, animal waste, sludge, and cotton petioles.
Center for Molecular BioEngineering
Coordinator: Dr. Mark Eiteman
Web: www.engr.uga.edu/research/groups/cmbe
Center for Molecular BioEngineering (CMBE)
Driftmier Engineering Center
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4435
Fermentation Lab: 706-542-7801
Molecular Biology Lab: 706-542-1117
Fax: 706-542-8806
Email: cmbe@engr.uga.edu
The Center for Molecular BioEngineering (CMBE) focuses on research for the improvement of biological processes through metabolic engineering. Metabolic Engineering involves targeted alteration of biochemical pathways toward the goals of increased yield and productivity of biological products, or for enhanced biodegradation capabilities. Other general objectives of CMBE are to add economic value to underutilized food, agricultural, textile, and paper resources in the state of Georgia through Bioprocessing. CMBE has facilities for the maintenance of both anaerobic and aerobic microorganisms, and molecular biology techniques are routinely practiced on procaryotes and eukaryotes. We also conduct DNA microarray experiments to elucidate gene expression in relation to phenotype and fermentation performance.
