FERMENTATION FACILITY FEE SCHEDULE The Fermentation Facility is designed to help researchers MAIN SERVICES develop new fermentation technologies and products » Controlled growth of microorganisms from and to provide benchtop- and pilot-scale fermentation benchtop (1- to 7-liter) to pilot scale (15- to equipment. The facility has equipment for scaling up the 1,000-liter) working volume capacities production of industrially important chemicals, chemical » Analysis of cells and metabolites feedstocks, genetically modified organisms, and enzymes. » Simultaneous and long-term fermentations » Parallel benchtop scale fermentations The Fermentation Facility works jointly with the Iowa State University BioCentury Research Farm. Additional » Continuous and batch fermentations fermentation capabilities are available in the Biomass » Downstream processing including Processing Facility. centrifugation, ultrafiltration, and freeze-drying » Training for industry personnel LAB AND PILOT PLANT EQUIPMENT Published fees are for cost estimation purposes only. Fees are subject to change based on specific circumstances. Fermentor prices include labor for a standard fermentation. Operating and safety training is required for equipment operation by clients. Staff Assistance Membrane-filtration Unit (200-Liter) Per Hour ........................................................................................$135 Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $600 Hourly ..............................................................................................100 Benchtop Fermentors* Cell Homogenization 5-Liter Set-up/Cleaning ...........................................................................$100 French Pressure Cell Press (40-ml cell) Daily ...................................................................................................50 Per Use ............................................................................................$70 Note: Free if customers use the fermentors to prepare seed Emulsifier Flex-D 20B culture for larger fermentor cultures. Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $500 *Working volume capacities Hourly ..............................................................................................100 Sterilizable-in-place Fermentors* Spray Drying 15-Liter Spinning Disk Otomized Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $500 Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $500 Daily .................................................................................................160 Hourly ..............................................................................................100 50-Liter Drum Drying Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $750 Mini Drum Dryer Daily .................................................................................................270 Set-up/Cleaning ...........................................................................$150 120-Liter Hourly ................................................................................................50 Set-up/Cleaning ....................................................................... $1,200 Daily .................................................................................................450 Tray Drying Tray Dryer VWR 500-Liter .......................................................................Call for quote Set-up/Cleaning .............................................................................$80 1,000-Liter ....................................................................Call for quote Daily ...................................................................................................40 Note: Free if customers use the fermentors to prepare seed Freeze Drying culture for larger fermentor cultures. Virtis Ultra-35 Freeze Dryer: Bulk Drying *Working volume capacities Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $200 Daily .................................................................................................250 Cell Harvesting CEPA Z-41 Semi-continuous Centrifuge Virtis Unitrap II Freeze Dryer Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $200 Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $200 Hourly ................................................................................................50 Daily .................................................................................................100 Sharples A-26 Continuous Centrifuge Dry Grind Corn Ethanol Production* Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $240 500-Liter / 1,000-Liter Fermentors..........................Call for Quote Hourly ................................................................................................70 Distillation Tower .................................................................... $1,680 Centrisys Three-phase, Continuous Horizontal Decanter Falling Film Evaporator ............................................................. 1,200 Set-up/Cleaning .......................................................................... $700 Hourly ..............................................................................................100 Sharples Horizontal Decanter Centrifuge ................................600 Membrane-filtration Unit, MPMC ..............................................600 Membrane-filtration Unit (10-Liter) Set-up ........................................................................................... $240 Rotary Steam Tube Drying System for DDGS .......................1,136 Hourly ................................................................................................50 *Per batch base 1041 Food Sciences Building Phone: (515) 294-0160 Email: [email protected] 536 Farm House Lane Fax: (515) 294-6261 Web: www.ccur.iastate.edu Iowa State University Twitter: IowaStateCCUR Ames, Iowa 50011 Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual 03-01-19 orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. 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