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Infrastructure

Our extensive modern infrastructure means we can run a wide range of laboratory and pilot scale experiments, along with state- of-the-art analytics. Our extensive modern infrastructure means we can run a wide range of laboratory  and pilot scale experiments, along with state- of-the-art analytics.

  • Membrane test stands and test cells, acid-stable nanofiltration unit, membrane modification unit
  • Various wastewater treatment plants, filtration plants, aerobic and anaerobic membrane bioreactors, neutralization plant
  • Process Technology Centre (PTC) with wastewater treatment plant
  • Ozone plant
  • Ecotoxicological in vivo biotests: exposure analyses with algae, daphnia and fish; flow-through system for fish exposure; fish embryotoxicity, acute and chronic toxicity of invertebrates in online biomonitoring systems.
  • In vitro ecotoxicological bioassays: bioassays, cell culture assays and gene expression analysis.
  • 3D biofilm printing
  • Molecular biology detection methods (quantitative PCR, next-generation sequencing platforms, electrophoresis)
  • Biochemical methods (protein chromatog-raphy, Western blot, etc.)
  • High-resolution chromatographic detection /chromatography and spectrometry for organic and inorganic analysis (LC, LC-OCD, QQQ and IonTrap LC-MSn, UPLC-QTOF, GC-MS, LC-QQ-ICP-MS, ICP-OES, NMR)
  • Radioisotope analysis (14C and 3H, liquid scintillation, autoradiography, HPLC with liquid scintillation detector, sample oxidizer)
  • Water chemical analysis and environmental analysis (sum parameters such as BOD5, COD, TP, TN, TOC, methane yield etc.)
  • Microbiology lab (S2 work, flow cytometry, anaerobic glove box, multi-parallel bioreactors, etc.)
  • Physical and chemical solid or surface characterization (µXRF, XRF, TOC, TGA, ESEM-EDX, etc.).
  • Process piloting
  • Process evaluation
  • Ecotoxicological in vivo /in vitro effect studies
  • Microbiome analysis
  • Metabolism studies and degradation tests
  • Metal speciation
  • Enzyme characterization
  • Risk assessment
  • Sustainability assessment
  • Life cycle assessment and cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Environmental consulting for industry
  • Training
  • Contract analysis

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Life Sciences
Marco Rupprich

Prof. Dr. Marco Rupprich

Institutsleiter für Ecopreneurship

Telephone

+41 61 228 60 75

E-mail

marco.rupprich@fhnw.ch

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Hochschule für Life Sciences FHNW Institut für Ecopreneurship Hofackerstrasse 30 4132 Muttenz

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