The R&D unit of Catalysts has ‘NABL’ accredited lab that is actively involved in offering ‘Quality Testing Services’ for sugar, starch, grains, malts, molasses and brewing industries. R&D team offer’s its expertise for on-time solutions to the clients. The list of services offered by our analytical services team is detailed below:
APPLICATION LAB
Analysis of industrial based raw materials & process development
- Biophysical & biochemical analysis of grain, molasses, cane juice and syrup
- Application study of molasses and grains for ethanol fermentation
- Enzymatic application for cane juice
- Process study of malt (grist) mashing and extraction
- Process and application study of starch
- Stability studies of enzyme based formulation & products
MICROBIOLOGY LAB:
Microbiological assays for raw materials, ingredients & products
- Antimicrobial activity through disc diffusion, well diffusion and broth dilution assays
- MIC, MBC & FIC evaluation
- Raw material & product quality assays (TVC, TPC and Pathogens)
- Dose & potency determination of antimicrobial and enzyme
- Antimicrobial agents identification
- Biological & microbiological analysis of raw water & industrial effluents/discharge
BIOCHEMISTRY LAB:
Biochemical analysis of macro molecules, raw materials& processed samples
- Physico-chemical analysis of enzymes
- Determination of Protein, Starch, Sugar and Moisture
- Physico-chemical analysis of raw material used in Sugar and Distillery industries
FERMENTATION LAB:
Development of fermentation process & analysis:
- Lab scale fermentation media optimization
- Lab scale enzyme production
- Fed-batch process implementation for ethanol production via molasses
- Yeast propagation & time bound physical & cell count study
INSTRUMENTATION LAB:
Chemicals & Bio-chemicals profiling of raw materials & processed samples:
- Sugar profiling by HPLC in molasses
- DP profiling in grain based samples and starch processed samples
- Sugar profiling in cane juice and syrups
- Spectrometer analysis of samples
- Polarity estimation of samples
- Organic acids profiling in ethanol fermentation based samples by GC
- Alcohol profiling in ethanol fermentation based samples by GC
WATER MANAGEMENT LAB:
Physiochemical Analysis of Water and Industrial Wastewater/Effluents
- Determination of chemical and biochemical oxygen demand
- Determination of hardness, alkalinity and solids
- Determination of major organic and inorganic constituents
- Treatability and recycling studies of wastewater using various products/processes
NABL LAB:
- Biological & chemical discipline
- Food and agricultural products
- Sugar and sugar products, molasses
- Environment & pollution
- Waste water (effluents)
- Spent lees
- Water – ground/ surface
- Ground water/ tank water/ river water/ surface water)