Research Facilities

Major Equipment

• Multimode R&D Retort, Model 2402, ALLPAX
• Microwave-Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS) Unit
• Microwave-Assisted Pasteurization System (MAPS)
• Freeze Dryer
• Spray Dryer
• UV-C Light Treatment Chambers

Analytical Instrumentation

• Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Q2000, TA Instruments
• Oxygen Permeation Analyzer, Ox-Tran Model 2/21, MOCON
• Water Vapor Permeation Analyzer, Permatran-W Model 3/33, MOCON
• GEN III 310 Oxygen Analyzer System, OxySense
• Microwave Digestion/synthesis unit, Discover SP System, CEM Corporation
• ICP-MS 7500 Series, Agilent Technologies
• Vapor Sorption Analyzer, Decagon Devices

Modeling Software

• COMSOL Multiphysics
• Matlab with Neural Network and Global Optimization Toolbox