The Centre for Bioresources and Food Processing supports research around the conversion of low value biomass to high value bioproducts, as well as the efficient use of resources in agriculture. It also supports biomedical engineering research such as the development of bioprinters.

• Biological and Life Sciences
• Biomedical
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Engineering - Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical
• Medical Sciences

• Biomedical
• Biotechnology
• Agriculture, Animal Science and Food
• Chemical Industries
• Clean Technology
• Energy (Renewable and Fossil)
• Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipment

• Organic Elemental Analyzer for determining the quantities and ratios of four elements (CHNS) simultaneously
  
• Detect oxygen and sulfur in material samples
  
• Applications include analysis of biomaterials and fuels, pharmaceuticals, metals, alloys, polymers, etc.
  

• Uses Helium as carrier gas (99.995% purity)
  
• Uses Oxygen for sample oxidation (99.995% purity)
  
• 14 different configurations
  

High pressure, high temperature stirred reactor. Applications include: fermentation, hydrolysis, catalytic studies, etc. Appropriate for tests requiring repetitive use.

• Maximum pressure: 5000 psig
  
• Maximum temperature: 500 C
  

Analyze engine emissions to assess gas compression or combined heat and power generation. This analyzer can be used to analyze flue gases, test and tune engines and boilers, etc.

Measures O2, CO, NO2, NO

• Gas purity and air separation units
  
• Biogas and landfill analysis
  
• Automotive emissions (ICE) analysis
  
• Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS)
  
• Exhaust measurements for burner efficiency
  
• Natural gas production and distribution
  
• Metal hardening
  
• Oil and gas refining
  

• Five component gas analyzer
  
• NDIR/UV/VIS photometer sensor
  
• Paramagnetic and electrochemical O2 sensors
  
• Thermal conductivity sensor
  
• Moisture sensor
  

• Measure conductivity and magnetic susceptibility of the ground
  
• Detect buried metal
  
• Typically integrated with GPS position for data logging
  

• Dual depths of conductivity measurement are 1 m and 3 m (by 70% cumulative-sensitivity standard)
  
• Can detect steel to 2 m depth
  

• Land Surveying
  
• Topography & As-built
  
• Mapping
  
• Used with DualEM for position tracking
  

• Tracks GPS, GLONASS, SBAS, QZSS
  
• Static Accuracy: H 3.0 mm + 0.4 ppm
  
• Static Accuracy: V: 5.0 mm + 0.6 ppm
  
• Operating Temperature: -20 to +65 C