The facility

The MicroBioRefinery (MBR) consists of three laboratories and two offices supervised by a dedicated team with expertise in heterogeneous catalysis, biocatalysis, material sciences, biomass conversion, polymers and analytical chemistry.

The MBR presents the unique advantage of high-throughput synthesis and characterisation equipment with integration across three labs.

Synthesis

Synthesis Lab

Equipment includes Parr autoclave batch reactors, CEM Microwave, PID Effi Microactivity reactor, Freeslate CM3 reaction screening system.

Characterisation

Characterisation Lab

The Characterisation Lab houses state-of-the-art equipment for materials characterisation and reaction analysis.

Bio Lab

Bio Lab

Houses a range of state-of-the-art equipment for screening and testing of micro-organisms and cells.