ADDRESS

LentiKat´s a.s.
Evropská 423/178
160 00 Prague 6
Czech Republic

Phone: +420 224 362 461
Fax: +420 224 362 463
E-mail: info@lentikats.eu
Web: www.lentikats.eu

Distillery

Scientific Workplaces

In the framework of research and development, we cooperate with leading European scientific workplaces:

Faculty of Chemical Technology, Czech Technical University, Prague, Department of fermentation chemistry and bioengineering Technická 5, 166 28 Praha 6	www.vscht.cz
Mikrobiological Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Praha 4 - Krč	www.biomed.cas.cz
Institute of Biotechnology and Food Industry, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology STU Bratislava Radlinského 9, 812 37 Bratïslava, Slovenská republika	www.stuba.sk
University of Pardubice, Department of Physical Chemistry Studentská 95, 532 10 Pardubice	www.upce.cz
Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Institute of Technology and Biosystems Engineering Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany	www.tb.fal.de
geniaLab^®, BioTechnologie-Produkte und Dienstleistungen GmbH Büchnerstraße 7, 38118 Braunschweig, Germany	www.geniaLab.com

Research Projects

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Optimization of conditions for the fermentation in a continuous arrangement utilizing cane molasses as the entering stock

10/2007 – 7/2008
Proposal to utilize Lentikats biotechnology for the production of liquor from the cane molasses at the existing distillery.

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Utilization of alternate substrates in the distillery

2/2008 – 4/2008
Initial testing and selection of the Lentikats biocatalyst for the ethanol fermentation of the alternate saccharidic substrates - concentrates of saccharose sugar from the cane. The goal is the selection and testing of suitable producer of ethanol (Z. mobilis, S. cerevisiae), activity determination and the ethanol yield.

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Research and development of technological installation to produce ethanol utilizing immobilized bacteria Zymomonas mobilis

Chemcomex Praha, a.s.
3/2008 – 12/2008
Develop a research and development unit based on the findings from the solution of the project and from the research and development of the improved technological installation which would affect a decision of future investor regarding a start up of the production of ethanol from grout utilizing the immobilized Zymomonas mobilis bacteria technology during the glucose to ethanol conversion stage. From this standpoint then the direct goal is to develop the section of the apparatus where the glucose is converted into ethanol. The other important objective of the project is to solve the problem of massive release of the foam.

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Production of biofuels of second generation utilizing renewable resources and their conversion into bioethanol by the optimization of the immobilized biocatalyst technology and equipment

Chemcomex Praha, a.s.
1/2008 – 12/2011
Proposal of a technology for the production of butanol from the waste and renewable saccharidic resources utilizing the technology and equipment of the alcohol fermentation immobilized biocatalysts. The use of new technology with new types of biocatalysts will enable to effectively process in new bioreactors and technology assemblies at high butanol yield renewable resources and waste, such as grain, corn, molasses, straw and bran hydrolysate.

Research and introduction of a production of microbial cells immobilizators (1999 - 2001)

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Research and introduction of a production of microbial cells immobilizators
Increase of exports of the Czech industry
Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
BCS Engineering Brno a.s.
MEGA a.s.
01/1999 - 12/2001
Introduction of a production of immobilizators of microbial cells in hydrogel and their utilization with immobilized microorganisms to introduce continuous fermentation processes in breweries, distilleries, wineries, to produce organic acids, for bioconversions in the pharmaceutical industry and for the elimination of residuals from the drinking and surface water.

Encapsulated cells - their preparation and use (2001 - 2003)

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Encapsulated cells - their preparation and use
KONSORCIA
Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
MEGA a.s.
06/2001 - 12/2003
Final goal of the project is to introduce a production and use of encapsulated microbial cells to produce primary and secondary metabolites of microorganisms, extracellular microbial enzymes and biologically active substances important in the food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, using encapsulated vegetable cells and microbial cultures and communities for the treatment of drinking water and final treatment of industrial and municipal wastewater.

The application of immobilized cells and enzymes in the biotechnological processes (2004 - 2006)

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The application of immobilized cells and enzymes in the biotechnological processes
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Ministry of the Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
MEGA a.s.
06/2004 - 12/2006
Final goal of the project, which is within the scope of industrial research, is to introduce and verify a pilot plant operation of technologies using immobilized microbial producers and enzymes for the production of liquor, in food processing and in biotransformations used in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of semisynthetic antibiotics, derived from penicilins and cefalosporins.