Polylactic acid log
Contents
Worklog
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.
