Our facilities include a food-safe lab (FNH 190) as well as a chemical lab (FNH 290) capable of conducting a wide range of food processing experimentation and analysis.
These equipment can be booked using the link – https://book.landfood.ubc.ca/web/index.php?site=fnhlabs
Listed below are equipment available to provide research collaboration and services.
| Instrument | Applications | Location | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accumet AB15 pH meter | pH, mV, Temperature | FNH 290 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| AD 6000 Autobalance Ultramicrobalance | Microprocessor-controlled ultramicrobalance capable of weighing samples to a resolution of 0.1 µg. | FNH 290 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Allpax 2402 Food Canning Retort | R&D Steam Retort | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Aqua Lab Water Activity Meter | Measurement of water activity | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Buchi Mini Spray Dryer | Encapsulation of additives, flavors, vitamins, proteins, probiotic bacteria, controlled release | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| DSC 4000 Differential Scanning Calorimeter | Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measures the heat flow into or from a sample as it is heated, cooled or held under isothermal conditions. | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| DV-I + Viscometer | Viscosity measurement | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca | ||
| FreeZone Freeze Dryer | 6 Lit Freez Dryer | FNH 290 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Hanna HI 84500 sulphur dioxide titrator for wine | Wine free and total sulfur dioxide titrator | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
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| Heratherm General Protocol Ovens | Heating and drying oven | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Infinite M200 pro microplate spectrofluorophotometer | Multimode plate reader | FNH 290 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Lab scan XE Colorimeter | Color spectrophotometer | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Litesizer 500 Particle Size Analyzer | Particle size analyzer: Particle characterization from the nano- to the micrometer range | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| MCR 302 Rheometer | Modular Compact Rheometer: to measure the rheological properties of materials | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Micro Wave Moisture Analyzer | Microwave Moisture Analyzer | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Plasmatreat Cold Plasma System | Open air cold plasma treatment system | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| Spectrum 100 FT IR spectroscope | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy | FNH 290 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| TA.XT.Plus Texture Analyzer | Texture analyzer | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| TGA 4000 Thermogravimetric analyzer | Thermogravimetric Analyzer (Monitor the mass of a substance as temperature changes) | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca | |
| UBC Pulsed Light treatment system | Low viscosity liquid treatment in a continues mode, surface treatment | FNH 290 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |
| UHT FT174X HTST and UHT pasteurizer with plate and tube heat exchangers | The FT174X is a modular HTST/UHT processing system designed to treat products at flow rates of 10-40 l/hr or up to 60 l/hr for water (or similar low viscosity products). | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca | |
| VMD Microwave Vacuum Dryer | Microwave Vacuum Drying system | FNH 190 | Contact Dr. Singh: anubhav.singh@ubc.ca |  |