The group is running a biorefining laboratory which includes equipment like a steam explosion unit, hydrolysis reactors, fermentors, ultra-/nanofiltration equipment, three phase separator, microfluidizer and a spray dryer.
Topics for master thesis:
Biogas – Svein Horn
- Biogas production
- Microbial communities
- Biogas upgrade with H2 addition
Fermentation – Svein Horn, David Lapena, Pernille Olsen
- Production of microbial biomass (yeast, microalgae)
- Single cell oil and protein
- Downstream processing
Enzymatic saccharification - Svein Horn, Line Hansen
- Lignocellulosics and seaweed
- Develop enzyme blends
- Process development
Bio-molecules - Bjørge Westereng, Shaun Leivers and Lars J. Lindstad
Chemical coupling of oligosaccharides à new bio-chemicals
- Food chemistry: Cloning and characterization of carbohydrate active /modifying enzymes. Production of novel food ingredients
- Prebiotics and gut microbes: Synthesis and evaluation of refined carbohydrates; fermentability- by e.g. fluorescens
