Lipid Biotechnology and Engineering Laboratory
In the Lipid Biotechnology and Engineering Laboratory, we carry out research and education in lipid science and technology as well as in lipid-related processing technology.
Instruments for lipids analysis and quality control
- Lipid composition analysis:
Agilent GC; Thermo Fisher DSQ GC-MS; IATROSCAN TLC-FID; Hitachi-Merck HPLC-ELSD; Thermo Fischer HPLC-PDA-ELSD; Shimadzu uv-vis spectrophotometer; Shimadzu RF-5301 Spectrofluorophotometer; - Property and quality:
Bomem FT-IR/NIR spectrometer; Mettler Toledo Differential scanning calorimetry; Bruker Minispec mq 20 NMR analyzer; Lovibond tintometer; DP70 Dropping Point System
Pilot plant for lipids processing
- Enzymatic Reaction system:
Small and large batch reactors; membrane reactors; Packed bed reactors - Lipids process and separation system:
Glass-deodorizer; Oil bleaching setup; Alzenau-Hoerstein Short Path Distillation UIC KD-4, KD-5 and KD-6 system;
Pilot plant for fermentation and downstream process
- Serving research, specifically in lipids related areas. Open to all staff in Aarhus University;
- Serving education, available for the courses and projects for the students at Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. level;
- Training and service for company, the lab either can rent some the facility for outside company use, or provide professional commercial service;
- Collaboration, open for internal and external for collaborative work or projects.
- The facility consists of
- Instruments for lipids analysis and quality control
- Pilot plant for lipids processing
- Pilot plant for fermentation and downstream process
- Extraction and identification of natural lipids
- Classic refinery and lipids process
- Production of tailor-made lipids
- Biocatalysis and biotransformation
- Lipids oxidation and antioxidation
- Lipidic bioproducts and biochemicals
- The facility is used for research
- The facility is used for teaching
- The facility is used for collaborative work with the industry
- The facility is used commercially
- Information if external people/companies can use/rent the facility.
Analysis equipment that external people/companies can use include:
- For lipid analysis: GC, GC-MS, HPLC-ELSD, Spectrofluorophotometer, Lovibond tintometer
- For lipid characterization: FT-IR/NIR, DSC, NMR
Process facility for rent:
For lipid refinery and separation: Glass-deodorizer; Oil bleaching setup; Pilot scale short path distillation KD-5 and KD-6.
Pilot plant for fermentation for rent: computer-control Fermenters; Cross-flow membrane filter; Ultrasonicators; Pasteurization equipment.
In relation to the facility, we have gained high-level experience in
- Composition analysis and identification of components of natural lipids class and analogues
- Classic refinery of plant oils and quality control
- Enzymatic process of marine oils and dairy lipids
- Enzymatic modification of natural oils and fats for tailor-made lipids
- Enzymatic production of mono- and di-glycerides
- New media (ionic liquids) application in lipids process
- Lipids oxidation and quality control
- Modification of natural antioxidants and application in oil antioxidation
- Microbial production of biosurfactants and downstream process