algal biotechnology in Koethen

For project processing, the working group is equipped with an excellent and comprehensive range of methods:

• analysis of:

• carotenoids and carotenoid esters including enantiomeric separation (LC-MSⁿ, RP-HPLC),
• lipid groups (ELSD-HPLC),
• triacylglycerides, polyhydroxyalkanoates (Fluorimetry),
• fatty acids and fatty acids esters (Headspace-GC, GC-MS),
• carbohydrates (LC-MS, GC-MS),
• amino acids (amino acids analyzer with post-column derivatization),
• mono- and oligosaccharides (HPLC),
• C, H, N, S (Elementary Analyzer),
• Cl^–, F^-, NO^3-, PO₄^3-, SO₄^2-, Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, NH₄⁺ (Ion Chromatography),
• crude fiber, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, NDF, ADF, ADL (Fibretec^TM 8000),
• lignin degradation products (RP-HPLC),
• proteins and degradation products (Photometry, Fluorimetry, LC-MSⁿ),
• Biogas (standard gas production ability, methane, H₂, VFA)

• cultivation of micro algae and bacteria in several scales up to 1,400 liter  (bubble columns, tubular reactors, plate reactors, stirred reactors)

• extraction- and chromatographic methods for separation and isolation (scCO₂, preparative HPLC, ASE)

• cell disruption (stirred ball mill, high pressure cell disruption)

• bioassays for biological activity