The IBRL is a bioprocessing product research and development facility that bridges the gap from basic discovery to commercialization of bioproducts. The facility serves as an invaluable asset to bioenergy and bioprocessing companies by partnering them with the human and equipment capabilities of the university. Faculty and researchers affiliated with the IBRL have the expertise needed to improve efficiencies, reduce water usage, and increase biofuel production in the corn ethanol industry. IBRL provides a lab and pilot plant for innovative research to market application and commercial products for industry partners. Researchers are also developing and improving technologies for next-generation biofuels and value-added products derived from biomass.
The NCERC at SIUE is a nationally recognized research center dedicated to the development and commercialization of biotechnologies. Our unique research laboratories house bench-to demonstration-scale bioreactors and pretreatment and downstream processing equipment, making it the perfect partner to companies in the ethanol industry. Through our contractual research services, NCERC has played an instrumental tole in commercializing more than eighty products that are now used in the commercial marketplace. In addition to our R&D services, NCERC leverages its experienced staff and unique facility to provide a variety of workforce training and education initiatives to train the next generation of bioeconomy professionals.
The Center for Renewable Carbon, in the University of Tennessee, Institute of Agriculture, is an internationally recognized leader in the development of new and/or improved bioenergy sources, biorefinery processes and biomaterials which offers unique resources with the focus on production and characterization of biofuels, biochemicals, and bioproducts. The Center for Renewable Carbon coordinates science, knowledge transfer, and trains the workforce required to develop a sustainable and economically viable bioeconomy.