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*<s>Year end collaborator update</s>
*<s>Year end collaborator update</s>


January
==January==
*Finalize literature review/ background information
*Finalize literature review/ background information
**Transwiki to appropedia
**Transwiki to appropedia
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**Cost of materials to be purchased - create estimated budget
**Cost of materials to be purchased - create estimated budget


February-April
==February-April==
*Finalize process procedures
*Finalize process procedures
**Optimization steps
**Optimization steps
**Interesting open questions
**Interesting open questions


May-July
==May-July==
*Material implementation
*Material implementation
**Build fermentor  
**Build fermentor  
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==January 2013==
==January 2013==
January 2, 2013
January 19
Cleaning up literature review. Can use inline citations effectively now. Thinking about pressure control of pumps and filtration units.
 
==January 14==
Emailed Pearce update. Ongoing discussion with Chuck H about [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CellConcentrationTurbidimeter cell density measurements] in bioreactor - emailed Kerem.
 
==January 7-11, 2013==
Finishing equipment list, manufacturers, and components for OS version on appropedia page. Emailed Pal.
 
==January 4-6, 2013==
Process design without pH adjustment supported by new article from Pal's group, membrane filtration could be simplified to microfiltration and two-step nanofiltration. Received reply from Sepro, most likely supplier based on Pal research. Research started on OS crossflow filtration module.
 
==January 2, 2013==


MOST group started [http://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_polylactic_acid_production project page on appropedia.] Ongoing email discussions on what hardware can be OS developed. Sent emails to membrane suppliers.
MOST group started [http://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_polylactic_acid_production project page on appropedia.] Ongoing email discussions on what hardware can be OS developed. Sent emails to membrane suppliers.
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Sent [[open_source_bioplastic_2012_update |Open source bioplastic 2012 update]]. Updated polylactic acid system engineering diagrams. Added decent melt solid review to literature review. Working on lit. review formatting for inline citations.
Sent [[open_source_bioplastic_2012_update |Open source bioplastic 2012 update]]. Updated polylactic acid system engineering diagrams. Added decent melt solid review to literature review. Working on lit. review formatting for inline citations.


December 28, 2012
==December 28, 2012==


Finished collaborator update email to be sent in the next few days. Organizing literature review and filling in gaps. Organizing project for material implementation.
Finished collaborator update email to be sent in the next few days. Organizing literature review and filling in gaps. Organizing project for material implementation.
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Latest revision as of 13:15, 23 August 2016

Worklog

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To Do

December

  • Year end collaborator update

January

  • Finalize literature review/ background information
    • Transwiki to appropedia
  • Finalize necessary equipment and materials
    • Communicate with Pearce group to determine available equipment
    • Cost of materials to be purchased - create estimated budget

February-April

  • Finalize process procedures
    • Optimization steps
    • Interesting open questions

May-July

  • Material implementation
    • Build fermentor
    • Production sprint at MTU

Daily Log

January 2013

January 19 Cleaning up literature review. Can use inline citations effectively now. Thinking about pressure control of pumps and filtration units.

January 14

Emailed Pearce update. Ongoing discussion with Chuck H about cell density measurements in bioreactor - emailed Kerem.

January 7-11, 2013

Finishing equipment list, manufacturers, and components for OS version on appropedia page. Emailed Pal.

January 4-6, 2013

Process design without pH adjustment supported by new article from Pal's group, membrane filtration could be simplified to microfiltration and two-step nanofiltration. Received reply from Sepro, most likely supplier based on Pal research. Research started on OS crossflow filtration module.

January 2, 2013

MOST group started project page on appropedia. Ongoing email discussions on what hardware can be OS developed. Sent emails to membrane suppliers.

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Sent Open source bioplastic 2012 update. Updated polylactic acid system engineering diagrams. Added decent melt solid review to literature review. Working on lit. review formatting for inline citations.

December 28, 2012

Finished collaborator update email to be sent in the next few days. Organizing literature review and filling in gaps. Organizing project for material implementation.