Bio-Process Group

Laboratory and pilot-scale contract research to develop, optimize, and validate bio-based processes.

• Lab Scale Validation

  Validation and optimization of bio-processes at lab scale utilizing analytical equipment, bioreactor systems, and a library of fungal and bacterial strains.

• Technology Scale-Up & Piloting

  Testing and optimizing process technology at pilot-scale to evaluate feasibility, reduce commercialization risk, and address scale-up challenges like fermentation and process integration.

• Membrane Separations & Piloting

  Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis piloting services utilizing dedicated pilot facility skids.

Staged process engineering and design packages to translate biochemical concepts into integrated biorefining facilities.

• Preliminary Engineering Package

  Initial project scoping, process conceptualization, block flow diagrams, and economic or financial projections.

• Process Design Package

  Detailed development including process flow diagrams, mass and energy balances, heat integration design, equipment sizing, and capital cost estimation.

• Process Engineering Package

  Final design specifications featuring piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), detailed equipment design, arrangement layout diagrams, and fixed bids.

Technical and economic assessments to define project scope, scale, risks, and options.

• Feasibility Studies

  Staged evaluations to minimize development time, risks, and expenses before execution.

• Techno-Economic Process Modeling

  Detailed process modeling and financial projections to assess risks and calculate expected returns on capital investment.

Technical consulting and engineering representation during facility construction, startup, and ongoing operations.

• Owner's Engineering

  Engineering services representing the owner's interests throughout project development and construction.

• Construction & Commissioning Support

  On-site support and technical assistance during the physical setup and initial startup of processing facilities.

• Operational Support & Consulting

  Industrial-scale consulting for process optimization, technology improvement, and troubleshooting of process-related problems.

• Permitting Assistance

  Environmental permitting support integrated directly into process design and engineering packages.