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WALLOON CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL BIOLOGY
ULg
Prof. Philippe THONART
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE IN BIORESOURCES ENGINEERING & CHEMISTRY
Screening of microorganisms Biochemical Engineering for bio‐industry and
environmental problems Downstream processing including drying procedure
Anaerobic fermenta=on for energy produc=on
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APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Examples of company‐oriented projects Produc=on of ethanol from cellulosic substrates ‐
PRAYON SA and partners (SPW project PHOSBIOL 2)
Development of new substrates and fermenta=on media from microalgae cyanophytes (SPW FIRST Project with BIORES S.A.)
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APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS Examples of company‐oriented projects Valorisa=on of natural plant compounds such as dye and
gums (SPW – WBI projects with Tunisia, Senegal and Burkina faso)
Produc=on of lac=c starters (THT SA) Produc=on of starters to solve environmental problems
(ARTECHNO SA)
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SERVICES PROVIDED TO COMPANIES
ConsulPng and experPse in fermentaPon
Help in designing and building industrial faciliPes for microorganism producPon
Subcontractor for • The produc=on of specific microorganisms and
metabolites (2000 liters) • Protein purifica=on including drying procedure
(200 kg/day) • Concentra=on and purifica=on of metabolites
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPANIES From the cell to the final product Study, Development and Industrialisa=on of all steps involved in producing and using microorganisms Culturing, fermentaPon PurificaPon, filtraPon, centrifugaPon Drying, lyophilisaPon, spray drying, encapsulaPon Computer regulaPon and process control soTware Analysis
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PharmaceuPcal and Veterinary Industry
Agro‐food Industry Environmental Industry Energy Industry
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CONTACTS LABO
Prof. Philippe THONART Laboratory Head p.thonart@ulg.ac.be ‐ Phone : +32 4 366 28 61
Prof. Frank Delvigne Associate Professor f.delvigne@ulg.ac.be ‐ Phone : +32 81 62 23 11
Prof. Jacqueline DESTAIN Associate Professor j.destain@ulg.ac.be ‐ Phone : +32 81 62 23 11
Walloon Center for Industrial Biology
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