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Agro-Waste to Industrial Enzyme Platform
Millions of tonnes of crop residue are burned annually while enzymes are imported at high cost.
Principal investigator: Prof. Nkemdirim Eze
Programme
40+
Active programmes across clinical, agri and environmental science
60+
Partner institutions, hospitals and grower networks
180
Peer-reviewed publications and field reports to date
Objectives
- Convert maize and cassava residue to fermentation feedstock
- Produce cellulase at pilot scale
- Reach import-competitive cost
Methodology
- 1Residue pretreatment optimisation
- 2Strain screening
- 35,000 L pilot fermentation
- 4Techno-economic modelling
Partners
- Industrial Development Corporation
- Two commercial processors
Publications
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Laboratories and services behind this study
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Pathogen isolation, culture and resistance profiling
ExploreMolecular Biology Laboratory
Real-time PCR, amplification and nucleic acid workflows
ExploreBioprocess Scale-Up
From shake flask to 5,000 L with a transferable process package.
ExploreIndustrial Enzyme Engineering
Discovery and optimisation of enzymes for your process conditions.
ExploreResearch lifecycle
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Scoping
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Protocol & ethics
Pre-registered protocol, ethics or biosafety approval and consent frameworks.
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Execution
Accredited laboratory and field workflows with monitored data capture.
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Translation
Peer-reviewed publication, regulatory dossiers and hand-off to service teams.
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