Advancing Boreal Food Research & Innovation
FFSL EQUIPMENT PICTURES & FEATURES
1. Buchi Mini Spray Dryer B-290
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Reproducible powder production at lab scale
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Small sample amount saves valuable material (> 5 g)
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High yields (up to 70%)
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Fast drying process (up to 1 L / h)
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Scale up to pilot or industrial scale possible
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Fast setup and cleaning times
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Visible process due to glass assembly
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Adjustable particle size (2 – 25 microns)
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Location: Room AS315.
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Download Manual Instruction here.
2. Buchi Encapsulator B-390
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For innovative microbeads and microcapsules
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Polymer encapsulation of active ingredients, bio-molecules, drugs, flavor & fragrances, pigments, extracts, cells and microorganisms under open conditions.
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Aseptic working conditions are possible, a controlled, laminar liquid jet to generate beads between 0.15 to 2 mm.
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The instrument is ideally suited to encapsulate particles < 50 µm.
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Capsule type: matrix beads or core shell capsules
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Final particle size: 150 μm - 4 mm
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Productivity: 1 - 40 mL / min
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Location: Room AS315.
3. Instrucan Scientific Electric Oil Extraction/Distillation
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50L Electric Oil Extraction system at atmospheric pressure with glycol jacket.
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Effectively capture and extract essential oil components and hydrosols from plants / biomass.
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System includes: heating system with CSA approved controller, extraction system, condensing system, oil/water separation flask, analog temperature gauge.
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Loading Capacity: 4 - 5 kg
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Electrical Heating Element
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50L internal basket
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Location: Room AS315.
4. HyperVAC™ Centrifugal Vacuum Concentrator
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Modular configurations of centrifugal part, cold trapping, and vacuum pump for versatile applications.
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Available for volatile chemical solvents by accomodating with water pump, diaphram pump or oil pump.
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Accommodate a wide range of sample containers: 0.5, 2.0, 15, 50 mL tubes and microplates.
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Efficient Concentration of diverse samples through selectable system combination of Drip Catcher (Ice temperature) or Hyper Cool Cold trap (-55°C, -110°C).
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Location: Room AS315.
5. Particle Size analyzer: Anton Paar Litesizer DLS 500
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​Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument: The Litesizer DLS 500 characterizes nanoparticles and microparticles using dynamic light scattering to determine particles in dispersion and peptides or macromolecules in solution over a broad concentration range, with shorter sample preparation time.
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Particle characterization from the nanometer to the micrometer range
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Particle size measurements via dynamic light scattering
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Determination of zeta potential
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Molecular mass and refractive index measurements
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Location: Room AS315.
6. Microwave Digestion Platform: Multiwave 5000
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The Multiwave 5000 is an advanced microwave digestion system designed by Anton Paar for sample preparation in elemental analysis. It offers high flexibility, efficiency, and user-friendliness for a wide range of applications in various industries.
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Food and Agriculture: Nutritional content analysis: It can prepare food samples for the determination of essential and toxic elements, ensuring food safety and quality control.
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Pharmaceutical Research: Drug quality control: The system can digest pharmaceutical samples for trace element analysis, helping to ensure the purity and safety of drug formulations.
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Location: Room FC1012.
12. Leica Biosystems CM1950 Cryostat
The Leica CM1950 basic instrument is equipped with CryoZone™ technology, and encapsulated microtome with specimen orientation. The instrument can be ordered with various options including actively cooled object head (dual compressor,) motorized sectioning drive, vacuum section waste removal system, and a wide range of accessories.
Microtome
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Section thickness range 1 to 100 μm
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Trimming thickness range Set at 10 to 40 μm or 1 to 600 μm
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Horizontal specimen feed 25 mm + 1 mm
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Vertical specimen stroke 59 mm ± 0.5 mm
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Specimen retraction 20 μm (can be deactivated)
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Maximum specimen size 50 x 80 mm
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Specimen orientation ±8 ° (x-, y-axis)
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Coarse feed Slow: 300 μm/s; Fast: 900 μm/s
Cryochamber
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Temperature range 0 °C to -35 °C ±5 K, adjustable
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Cooling time to -25 °C approx. 5 h at 20 °C
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Defrosting Automatic
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Quick-freeze shelf
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Minimum temperature -42 °C (±5 K), at chamber temp. -35 °C (+5 K)
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Number of freezing stations 15+2
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Download Manual Instruction here.
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Location: Room AS315.
