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 Wastes revalorization Bioreactors engineering Functional food and high value compounds 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 and food bioprocesses. DIETARY FIBER PREBIOTICS ANTIOXIDANTS BIOETHANOL
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 Company Fuhding (MXN) A) Genetic charachterization of new isoenzymes of lacasse from Pycnoporus sanguineus for water and soil bioremediation (FINNOVA) No. 192118 CONACYT $ 1 M B) Bioethanol and biomass production from remaining product FEMSA $ 4 M C) System and process development for supercritical extraction of microalgae based added value metabolites CONACyT 209590 Tecnología Ambiental Biomex S.A. de C.V. $ 12.7 M D) Advanced electrocoagulation as an innovative process for vinazes pretreatment from tequila industry in pilot scale (3rd stage) CONACyT 209590 SELFTEC S.A. de C.V. $ 10.5 M
Microalgae Project Development and design of systems and processes of algae CONACyT 209590 Pigment extraction Patents Photobioreactor Design Culture optimization Research Articles $ 12,709,813 MXN
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 Company Fuhding (MXN) 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 Hari Masa Tecnología Ambiental Biomex S.A. de C.V. $ 11 M $ 7 M
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. M.Sc. Sara P. Cuellar-Bermudez PROJECTS Microalgae proteins nanoencapsulation Photobiological CO 2 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 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 CO 2 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.
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