National Industrial Biotechnology Facility (NIBF)
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The National Industrial Biotechnology Facility (NIBF) is based at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) Wilton, Redcar, England. The facility allows firms to replace traditional chemical processing techniques with green, environmentally friendly methods through Industrial Biotechnology
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Owned and operated by CPI, the NIBF houses an open access trial and development centre intended for use by businesses during the testing stage of chemical production before investment. Further activity includes the development of biorefineries which use specially grown crops or waste material to produce energy, fuel and heat as an alternative to burning fossil fuels.
The Facility was built in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biomanufacturing (CoEBIO3), three regional development agencies One NorthEast
, Yorkshire Forward
and Northwest Development Agency via The Northern Way
and Thermal Transfer with support from other companies and institutions.
An extension of the facility is currently underway, expected for completion by the end of 2010. The Innovation and Growth Team in Industrial Biotechnology recommended creation of an Industrial Biotechnology Demonstrator working up to ten-tonne scale and that it should be built at CPI as an open access demonstrator facility.
The demonstrator is for fermentation
up to 10 tonne capacity, with associated upstream and downstream facilities. The demonstrator will stimulate the use of Industrial Biotechnology to develop and demonstrate processes delivering viable products. The Facility will be tailored to the production of fuels, high volume platform chemicals, and low volume specialty and higher value chemicals using renewable feed stocks such as biomass
and waste. It will also integrate chemical processing together with bioprocessing.
Industrial biotechnology
Industrial biotechnology is the application of biotechnology for industrial purposes, including manufacturing, alternative energy , and biomaterials. It includes the practice of using cells or components of cells like enzymes to generate industrially useful products...
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Owned and operated by CPI, the NIBF houses an open access trial and development centre intended for use by businesses during the testing stage of chemical production before investment. Further activity includes the development of biorefineries which use specially grown crops or waste material to produce energy, fuel and heat as an alternative to burning fossil fuels.
The Facility was built in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biomanufacturing (CoEBIO3), three regional development agencies One NorthEast
One NorthEast
One North East is the regional development agency for the North East England region.-History:It was established in April 1999. The North East receives a lot of government aid for regeneration....
, Yorkshire Forward
Yorkshire Forward
Yorkshire Forward is the regional development agency for the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom. It supports the development of business in the region by encouraging public and private investment in education, skills, environment and infrastructure...
and Northwest Development Agency via The Northern Way
The Northern Way
The Northern Way is a 20 year British governmental strategy to transform the economy of the North of England. It aims to bridge a £30 billion output gap between the North and the average for England....
and Thermal Transfer with support from other companies and institutions.
An extension of the facility is currently underway, expected for completion by the end of 2010. The Innovation and Growth Team in Industrial Biotechnology recommended creation of an Industrial Biotechnology Demonstrator working up to ten-tonne scale and that it should be built at CPI as an open access demonstrator facility.
The demonstrator is for fermentation
Industrial fermentation
Industrial fermentation is the intentional use of fermentation by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi to make products useful to humans. Fermented products have applications as food as well as in general industry.- Food fermentation :...
up to 10 tonne capacity, with associated upstream and downstream facilities. The demonstrator will stimulate the use of Industrial Biotechnology to develop and demonstrate processes delivering viable products. The Facility will be tailored to the production of fuels, high volume platform chemicals, and low volume specialty and higher value chemicals using renewable feed stocks such as biomass
Biomass
Biomass, as a renewable energy source, is biological material from living, or recently living organisms. As an energy source, biomass can either be used directly, or converted into other energy products such as biofuel....
and waste. It will also integrate chemical processing together with bioprocessing.