Available Equipment
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Equipment |
Location |
Pertinent Capabilities |
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Algal/Bacterial Growth Chambers |
SER Bldg |
Algal culturing chambers |
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Anaerobic Digesters |
AT&E Facility |
Two 1,000 gallon ADs with controls and monitoring. System is connected to a generator to produce electricity from biogas. Digesters are used to recycle nutrients from liquid effluent back to RABR to increase algae productivity. |
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Balances |
SER Bldg |
Denver Instruments, Mettler Toledo, Used for algae productivity measurements |
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Bead Beater |
SER Bldg |
Used for algae cell analysis and nutrient composition |
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Centrifuges |
USTAR Bldg 620 / SER Bldg |
Sorvall Legend RT + Centrifuge, Floor model superspeed centrifuge RC-6, Eppendorff Microcentrifuge |
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Continuous Centrifuge |
Fermentation Suite USTAR Building 620 |
CEPA High Speed Centrifuge Z 41 |
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Composite Auto Sampler |
AT&E |
ISCO Avalanche- refrigerated portable sampler with multibottle or single bottle composite sample configurations |
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Continuous Monitoring Equipment |
AT&E / USTAR Bldg 620 |
Campbell Scientific Systems with real time pH, temperature, solar irradiance, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity measurement capabilities |
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Cross Flow Filter |
AT&E |
Flow rates up to 30 gallons/minute; variable speed drive; capable of running in batch or continuous mode |
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Dissolved Air Flotation Unit |
AT&E / WesTech |
Capable of processing between 50-150 gallons/minute and harvesting algae biomass with sludge concentrations up to 5.5% solids on a weight basis. |
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Electroporater |
SER Bldg |
BTX ECM 630, Assists with the algae molecular biology research |
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Fluorescent Plate Reader |
SER Bldg |
BioTek fluorescent plate reader, Used to detect biological, chemical, or physical events with algae research |
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Fermenters |
Fermentation Suite USTAR Building 620 |
New Brunswick BioFlo 310 Fermenter (5.0L) One Unit |
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Winpact Bench Top Fermentor FS-02 Series (10 L) Two Units |
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New Brunswick BioFlo 610 Fermentor (125 L) One Unit |
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Gel Electrophoresis Units |
SER Bldg |
Fisher, Used for the molecular biology research on algae |
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Incubator and or Shakers |
SER Bldg |
New Brunswick, I-2500 Series, New Brunswick Innova 42, New Brunswick C76, Dry Bath Incubator, Constant temperature incubators, CO2 incubator |
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Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope |
USU |
BioRad MRC 1024 laser scanning confocal microscope with a krypton/aron available for usage to produce high resolution optical imagery for algae. |
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Microscopes |
SER Bldg |
Nikon Ti-Universal fluorescent microscope with HQ2 Monochrome Camera, Nikon Eclipse E2000, Used for cell counts, identification, and pictures |
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PCR Systems |
SER Bldg |
Eppendorff Master Cycler, Gradient PCR machine, Applied Biosystems StepOne RT-PCR machine |
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UVP Transilluminator System |
SER Bldg |
Used for algae cell analysis and genetic research |
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Flourometer |
USTAR Bldg 620 |
(Yield Analyzer, Heinz, Utilizes fluorescent light for identification purposes |
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Freeze Dryer |
USTAR Bldg 620 |
LabConco freeze dryer for algae analysis preparation |
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Gas Chromatography / Mass Spec Systems |
USTAR Bldg 620 / SER Bldg |
7890A GC, Agilent Technologies, Used to separate and quantify compounds, especially for lipid content of algal biomass and N2O analysis. Shimadzu GC / MS, algal lipid profile determination |
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Ion Chromatography |
USTAR Bldg 620 |
Dionex, Used for ion quantification of algae media. |
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Lab-Scale Spray Dryer |
USTAR Bldg 620 |
Buchi B-290, Used for algae dewatering and sample prep. |
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Nutrient Analyzers |
AT&E / USTAR Bldg 620 |
QuickChem 8500, Lachat Instruments, detects and quantifies nitrogen, phosphorous, silicon, and aluminum) |
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RABR (full-scale) |
AT&E |
Two DO sensors, two pH sensors, and one drive unit to rotate the drum at speeds from 03 to 5 rpm, and a power meter to continuously record power demand. |
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Spectrophotometers |
AT&E / USTAR Bldg 620 / Outdoor Algae Facility / SER Bldg |
Cary Eclipse Fluorescence (Varian), UV-1800 w/UV UV/Vis (Shimadzu), JAZ (Varian), Genesis 5 (Fisher), DR5000 UV-Vis (Hach), Thermo Fisher Nanodrop 1000, Shimadzu Spectrofluorometer, Shimadzu Biospec Mini |
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Ultra Low Freezers |
USTAR Bldg 620 / SER Bldg |
Forma-86C ULT Freezer 900 (Thermo Scientific), ULT1786 (Revco Technologies) |