Between 11/18/2024 and 12/18/2024, the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) will receive research proposals from the external academic public for use of the Bioprocess Development and Scale-up (DEB) facility. Approved proposals will be made public until 01/31/2025 and fulfilled between February and December 2025. Using the DEB installation is free of charge for academic users.
Proposal submission will be carried out exclusively through the SAU online system. Proposals will be selected by an internal committee, considering technical feasibility and scientific merit, in addition to compliance with current sample safety standards.
The Bioprocess Development and Scale-up (DEB) facility operated by the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR) has a broad structure covering everything from benchtop bioreactors, from 60 ml to 3.6 L, to pilot-scale bioreactors with volumes ranging from 20 L to 300 L. The DEB facility counts on reactors for chemical processes development in addition to bioproduct purification and separation systems.
This facility allows everything from laboratory-scale experiments, aimed at microorganisms characterizing and developing fermentative processes in general, to large-scale biomass conversions, producing, for example, renewable biofuels among other renewable origin bioproducts.
The facility’s team offers technical-scientific support in applying methods, improving processes, choosing experimental conditions, as well as equipment usage training and backing in carrying out the experiments.
In case of any doubt, please contact plantapiloto@lnbr.cnpem.br.
Key dates
Submission start: November 18th, 2024
Submission deadline: December 18th, 2024
Selected proposals disclosure: January 31st, 2025
Execution phase: February to December/2025
About CNPEM
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is home to a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment and works on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. It is responsible for Sirius, the largest assembly of scientific equipment constructed in the country, and is currently constructing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive sector, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. It is responsible for operating the Brazilian Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), and Biorenewables (LNBR) National Laboratories, as well as the Ilum School of Science, which offers a bachelor’s degree program in science and technology with support from the Ministry of Education (MEC).
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