Grupo de Bioprocesos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Grupo de
Bioprocesos,
Tecnológico de
Monterrey
Research and development
Líder del grupo
Dr. Roberto Parra Saldívar
Dr. Roberto Parra. Profesor Investigador S.N.I I, Miembro de la Academia Mexicana de
Ciencias y líder de la Cátedra de Bioprocesos ambientales. Ha publicado más de 35
artículos en revistas científicas de arbitraje estricto,9 patentes y 3 capítulos de libros,
550 citas. Experto en Agua, Energía y Alimentos
Research Areas
Functional
food and high
value
compounds
Bioreactors
engineering
Wastes
revalorization
Microalgae
Biotechnology
Enzymatic
process
Nutraceutics and fuctional food
• Process development for agricultural waste.
• Biocompounds production.
• Development of enzymes for industrial processes.
Biotechnology in microorganisms
• Isolation of microorganisms
• Genetic codification.
• Genetic recombination.
Extraction techonlogies
• Development of extraction processes.
• Secondary metabolites extraction.
• Pigment and antioxidant extraction.
Bioenergy and wastewater treatment
• Biodiesel, bioethanol and biogas generation.
• Anaerobic digestion and N and P removal for wastewater treatment.
• Bioreactor Engineering.
New research areas
• Optimization of process conditions by microencapsulation and
nanoencapsulation
• Search for more appropriate and natural polymers (mesquite
gum, gum arabic, chitosan and banana starch).
Bioprocesses
Isolation and purification of metabolites of high economic value for their
use in the production of functional foods and nutraceuticals
Biorefinery and Biocatalysis
 Revaluation of agro-industrial waste.
 Obtaining bioactive ingredients for functional
foods and nutraceuticals.
 Microbial production of enzymes
 Biocatalysis for environmental
bioprocesses.
 DIETARY FIBER
 PREBIOTICS
 ANTIOXIDANTS
 BIOETHANOL
and
food
Scientific Production
1 Profesor
3 Postdocs
6 PhD candidates
6 MSc candidates
6 Specialist
10 Assistants
8 Exchange students
8 Social Service
Technological Development
Project
A) Genetic charachterization of new isoenzymes of lacasse from
Pycnoporus sanguineus for water and soil bioremediation
(FINNOVA) No. 192118
Company
Fuhding (MXN)
CONACYT
$1M
B) Bioethanol and biomass production from remaining product
C) System and process development for supercritical
FEMSA
$4M
extraction of microalgae based added value metabolites
Tecnología Ambiental
Biomex S.A. de C.V.
$ 12.7 M
SELFTEC S.A. de C.V.
$ 10.5 M
CONACyT 209590
D) Advanced electrocoagulation as an innovative process for
vinazes pretreatment from tequila industry in pilot scale
(3rd stage) CONACyT 209590
Microalgae Project
“Development and design of systems and
processes of algae “ CONACyT 209590
$ 12,709,813 MXN
Pigment extraction
Patents
Photobioreactor Design
Culture optimization
Research Articles
Bioreactors Engineering
“Advanced electrocoagulation as innovative
process for pre-treatment of vinasses at pilot level”
CONACyT 209590
$ 7,755,027 MXN
Anaerobic reactor design
Research articles
Patents
Biogas production from vinasses wastes (Tequila industry)
Process optimization
Technological Development 2015
Project
E) Development of technology for saving resources: pericarp
recovery for use in the production process cornmeal enriched
C) Development of systems and process technology for obtaining
and supercritical extraction of secondary metabolites with high
added value
Company
Fuhding (MXN)
Hari Masa
$ 11 M
Tecnología Ambiental
Biomex S.A. de C.V.
$7M
Collaborative projects 2015
 Red Temática BIOCATEM
Biocatalisis para las industrias Alimentaria, Técnica y Médica
 British Council - CONACYT
Bilateral participation in the development of biotechnology on the
environment, agriculture and food sciences.
Collaboration with Research Institutions
Collaboration with Industry
Bioenergy and Wastewater Tretament
The Bioenergy and Wastewater Treatment research line seeks to
integrate different disciplines to develop solutions in the
energy-water nexus. The main areas to tackle are: biogas,
biodiesel and biojet fuel production, Nitrogen and Phosphorus
removal and use from industrial wastewater, wastewater
treatment technologies.
PROJECTS
 System and process development for supercritical extraction of microalgae based
added value metabolites CONACYT-PROINNOVA: 195966. Tecnología Ambiental
Biomex S.A. de C.V.
 Advanced electrocoagulation as an innovative process for vinasse pretreatment
from tequila industry in pilot scale (3rd stage) CONACYT-PROINNOVA 209590 SELFTEC S.A. de C.V.
 Dielectrophoresis system for biomass separation based on its lipid content.
 Environmental, social an economic impact of industry.
 Biosensor development for endocrine disruptor compounds in wastewater.
 Design and construction of bioreactor for microorganisms cultivations (fungi,
bacteria, microalgae, among others).
Gibrán Sidney Alemán Nava, PhD
Gibran Aleman has a PhD Engineering in
Environmental Systems with a BSc in Biochemistry
Engineering. Currently he is Leader of Bioenergy and
Wastewater Treatment area in Chair of Environmental
Bioprocesses. He has experience in microalgae
biomass and lipid productivity optimization. His
research has been focus on the optimization of
operation
conditions
of
medium
scale
photobioreactors. Moreover, he also develops projects
related to anaerobic treatment for biogas production.
He has been awarded with the Genera Monterrey,
Hacerlo Mejor 2011 and DOW Sustainability
Innovation Student Challenge awards, and is coauthor
of two pending patent.
Microalgae Bioprocesses and Nanobiotechnology
Area of research focused on the study of nanobiotechnology for
application in environmental and food bioprocesses. Microalgae
culture with food applications and extraction of high value
metabolites. Microalgae cultivation for carbon dioxide capture
and wastewater treatment.
PROJECTS
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Microalgae proteins nanoencapsulation
Photobiological CO2 Capture and Fuel Production for the Cement Industry
Supercritical extraction of high value metabolites
Enzymatic lysis of microalgae cells
Utilization of food wastes for microalgae culture
Pigments extraction from microalgae
Microalgae photobioreactors
M.Sc. Sara P. Cuellar-Bermudez
Chemical Engineer with experience on algal cultures in
photobioreactors as well in lipid extraction and
pigments. She has participated in research visits to KU
Leuven in Belgium and Arizona State University (USA).
Her research has focus in food waste re-utilization by
microalgae as well as lipid production for biodiesel
from cyanobacteria. Currently she leads a co-industry
funded project related with supercritical extraction of
metabolites in different feedstock and the
“Photobiological CO2 Capture and Fuel Production for
the Cement Industry” in collaboration with UCLA.
Biorefinery and Biocatalysis
Research Area focused on the treatment of vegetal and
microbial biomass for the production of value-added
compounds, microbial enzymes and nutraceutical ingredients.
Analysis of the biological activities of the compounds as
antioxidants, prebiotics, antimicrobials, etc.
PROJECTS
 Development of technology for saving resources: recovery pericarp for use
in the preparation of nixtamalized corn flour, CONACYT-2015 PEI.
 Revaluation of waste wheat industry. MUNSA.
 Obtaining prebiotic from agro-industrial waste. SELFTEC.
 Enzymatic production of laccases. CHEVRON
 Obtaining and stabilization of functional compounds from Pitaya.
 Production of enzymes from fungi.
 Getting bioethanol from agro-industrial waste by microorganisms.
Dra. Magdalena Rostro Alanis
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Biologist specializing in the
environmental area, she is graduated from the
Facultad de Ciencias Químicas of the Universidad
Autonoma de Nuevo León.
Has a Master of Science in Industrial Microbiology.
In July 2014, she obtained his degree of Doctor of
Science in Pharmacy with thesis project: "Obtaining
and characterization of arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides
from nixtamalized corn pericarp and determination of
prebiotic activity and antioxidant activity."
In 2012 she performed a research stay at the
University of Vigo in "Biotechnological processes and
technologies for determining biological activity".
Has extensive experience in the area of ​utilization of
agro-industrial waste to obtain value-added
compounds.
Functional foods and nutraceuticals.
Analytical Chemistry
Research Area focused on the isolation,
characterization, identification and quantification
of compounds and nutraceutical ingredients from
plant and microbial biomass.
Dr. José Rodríguez Rodríguez
Doctor in Biological Sciences with emphasis on food and Master in
Chemistry with specialization in Analytical Chemistry. Experience in
the Food Industry for Gruma, SA de C. V, in the area of Analytical
Chemistry for ATLATEC and education field in the ITESM since 1996.
Domain processes optimization and validation of methodologies and
quality systems analytical laboratories. Currently working as cocounsel in the UANL and ITESM in research projects in the area of
Food and Chemistry of natural products on issues such as extraction,
identification, quantification and stabilization of bioactive compounds
from agroindustrial products. Collaborates transversely with other
lines of investigation in the area of Analytical Chemistry. Has 8
publications and 9 participations in national and international
conferences.
Biotechnology and rural communities
development.
The aim is to improve the quality of life of the population in
social backwardness in Mexico through productive activities
involving biotechnological processes (Bioprocess and Food
Processing), through the identification of opportunity areas in
the market by products that can be produced in the
communities in which it intervenes Legacy Base of the Pyramid.
MC. Luisaldo Sandate Flores
Master in Administration and Science with
orientation in Environmental Systems at
Chair of Environmental Bioprocesses at
Tecnologico de Monterrey with
experience in microalgae biofilm. He has
been awarded, DOW Sustainability
Innovation Student Challenge 2012.
Thank you!