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Application of non-invasive imaging techniques to the study of biofilm bioreactor
Reference
E09214
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Lynne Macaskie
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
University of Birmingham
Department
Sch of Biosciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
230,380
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
20/04/1998
End date
31/10/2001
Duration
42 months
Abstract
Biotechnological processes utilising immobilised cells or biofilms are largely 'Black Box': bioreactor sampling from within is invasive, interruptive and retrospective. Modern non-invasive imaging methods will be applied to investigate flow and biochemical processes within a bioreactor. These methods (confocal laser microscopy: (CLM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), scanning proton microprobe (in air: SPM) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be used to obtain complementary information on bioreactor processes (using an established model system that liberates phosphate and fixes heavy metals as quantifiable probes within a flow-through reactor) and improve process engineering models.
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Committee
Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
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