DESIGN PROJECT (BIOINDUSTRY)
USEFUL WEBPAGES
Educational pages
Design Project (Chemical Industries) / IST http://deq.ist.utl.pt/PIQ/
Integrated Biological Engineering II / IST
http://web.ist.utl.pt/ist11061/ebi/index.htm
Technical-Economical Optimisation and
Equipment Sizing / IST
http://web.ist.utl.pt/ist11061/de/
ICIS Students
http://www.icis.com/StaticPages/Students.htm
Chemical and Process Engineering
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/dept/swot/swot.htm
Information - University of Newcastle upon
Tyne, UK
UNIT OPERATIONS IN FOOD
PROCESSING (online book) R. L. Earle
with M.D. Earle, NZIFST, 1983
http://www.nzifst.org.nz/unitoperations/index.htm
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Thermodynamics Research Laboratory,
http://tigger.uic.edu/~mansoori/Thermodynamic.Data.and.Prop
erty_html
Data & Property Calculation Websites
Patent servers
European Patent Office
http://www.epo.org/
United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://patents.uspto.gov
PatentStorm (offers full-text U.S. patents from the U.S. http://www.patentstorm.us
Patent Office)
Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property
http://www.inpi.pt
http://www.marcasepatentes.pt/
Free Patents Online
http://www.freepatentsonline.com
Scientific literature databases
ISI Web of Knowledge
http://isiknowledge.com/
b-on Portuguese Online Knowledge Library (search
and access to full-text)
http://www.b-on.pt
US National Library of Medicine
includes links to PubMED/MEDLINE, TOXNET
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Digital Library of IST / accessible online databases
http://bist.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/biblioteca-digital/basesde-dados-online/
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Data on chemicals (physicochemical properties, safety...)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – USA http://www.nist.gov
– Scientific & Technical Databases
NIST WebBook
Thermochemical data; Reaction thermochemistry data
IR spectra; Mass spectra ; UV/Vis spectra ; Electronic and
vibrational spectra
Constants of diatomic molecules (spectroscopic data)
Ion energetics data; Thermophysical property data (fluids)
http://webbook.nist.gov
IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database, Version 1.0 (The Solubility http://srdata.nist.gov/solubility/index.aspx
Data Project (SDP) has as its aim a comprehensive review of
published data for solubilities of gases, liquids and solids in
liquids or solids)
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
http://echa.europa.eu/
ECHA - Information on Chemicals webpage
http://www.echa.europa.eu/web/guest/infor
mation-on-chemicals
ESIS - European Chemical Substances Information System
http://esis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
ChemPortal - The Global Portal to Information on Chemical
Substances (OCDE)
http://www.echemportal.org
IAPWS - The International Association for the Properties of
Water and Steam
http://www.iapws.org/
Kaye and Laby Online, Tables of Physical and Chemical
Constants (National Physics Laboratory, UK)
http://www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk/
NIOSH - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
USA)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh
CIS - International Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/s
Information Centre (ILO - International Labour Organization) afework/cis/index.htm
ICSC database - International Chemical Safety Cards
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.home
Screening Information Data Set (SIDS) for high-volume
chemicals
United Nations Environment Programme
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
Chemicals Branch
http://www.chem.unep.ch/irptc/sids/OECDSI
DS/sidspub.html
DOW Product Safety Assessment - safety assessment
information for DOW products
http://www.dow.com/productsafety/finder/ind
ex.htm
Merck-Millipore Chemicals (general seach engine with
access to MSDS)
http://www.merckmillipore.com.pt/chemicals
Powder and Bulk
http://www.powderandbulk.com
Bulk density of powders / standard sieve tables
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Data on bioproducts
Vitamin Basics - The Facts About Vitamins in Nutrition
http://www.vitamin-basics.com/
DSM Nutritional Products
Danish Food Composition Databank - ed. 7.01
http://www.foodcomp.dk/v7/fcdb_search.asp
National Food Institute - Technical University of Denmark
(DTU)
(data base with compositions of foods and food ingredients)
International Starch Institute
http://www.starch.dk
(monographs, technical data, markets, prices - starch and
its derivatives, sweeteners, a few other bioproducts)
National Agricultural Library/US Department of Agriculture
http://www.nal.usda.gov/
- The Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (USDA, Iowa State
University)
- Commodities & Products profiles
http://www.agmrc.org/
http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products
US Department of Agriculture - Economics and Statistics
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/
System - statistics, prices, technical and economic reports /
US and world markets / agriculture, agro-industries, food
industries
Bio-Pharma-Food: Directories & Organisations
Portuguese Association of Bioindustries
http://www.apbio.pt/
European Association for BioIndustries (EuropaBio)
http://www.europa-bio.be
Netherlands’ Biotech Industry Association
http://www.hollandbiotechnology.nl
Biotechnology Industry Organization
http://www.bio.org
US National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
US Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
US Food & Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov
WHO/OMS – World Health Organization
http://www.who.org
FAO – UN Food and Agriculture Organization
http://www.fao.org
INFARMED – National Authority of Medicines and Health
Products Portugal
http://www.infarmed.pt
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: Directories & Organisations
Useful sites in Chemical Engineering / IST
http://deq.ist.utl.pt/PIQ/Sites_interesse.htm
Information Sources in Engineering
http://www.deb.uminho.pt/fontes
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - AIChE
http://www.aiche.org
Institution of Chemical Engineers – IEChem (UK)
http://cms.icheme.org/
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ChemBuyersGuide.com
http://www.chembuyersguide.com
BuyersGuideChem.com - the directory of chemicals http://www.buyersguidechem.com
and chemical suppliers
ChemDex - Chemistry Directory
http://www.chemdex.org
Directory of Chemical Suppliers
http://www.chem.com/directory
ChemIndustry.com - websites & chemical
information
http://www.chemindustry.com
The Chemexper Chemical Directory - chemicals
data and suppliers
http://www.chemexper.com
Chemical Land21
http://www.chemicalland21.com
MacRAE's Blue Book – industrial equipment
suppliers’ leading directory USA
http://www.macraesbluebook.com
Canadian Trade Index – industrial equipment
suppliers’ leading directory Canada
http://www.ctidirectory.com
Environment: Directories & Organisations
EnviroInfo – Invironmental Information Sources
http://www.deb.uminho.pt/fontes/enviroinfo
Pollution On-line
http://www.pollutiononline.com
United Nations Environment Program
http://www.unep.org
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
European Environment Agency
http://www.eea.europa.eu
Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA) Portuguese Environmental Agency
http://www.apambiente.pt/
Statistics, Economy & Commerce
Index Mundi (country statistics, trade statistics,
commodities data)
http://www.indexmundi.com/
Europages – European Business Directory
http://www.europages.com
GuiaNet (Directory of Portuguese Companies)
http://www.guianet.pt/en/home
AEP - Portuguese Enterprise Association
http://www.aeportugal.pt/
World Bank Data Sets
http://data.worldbank.org/
FEDSTATS Statistical Agencies USA
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Bureau of Labor Statistics USA (Consumer Price http://www.bls.gov/
Indexes; Producer Price Indexes; International
Price Indexes)
AICEP Portugal Global - Trade & Investment
Agency
http://www.portugalglobal.pt/
IAPMEI – Institute for the Promotion of SME and http://www.iapmei.pt/
Investment
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INE – Instituto Nacional de Estatística / National http://www.ine.pt
Statistics Institute
Banco de Portugal / Bank of Portugal
http://www.bportugal.pt
Eurostat – Statistical Office of the European
Communities
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
OECD – Organisation for Economic Cooperation http://www.oecd.org
and Development
Prices of Chemicals/Bioproducts
ICIS students -> Indicative Chemical Prices (prices for a wide range http://www.icis.com/StaticPages/Stu
of products, dating between 2006 and 2008)
dents.htm
The Chemistry Store - Online (e-business) store for common
chemicals in low to medium quantities (prices for bulk quantities on
request)
http://www.chemistrystore.com
IChemE Education Subject Group
Chemicals Cost Guide 2002 FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY
http://ed.icheme.org/costchem.html
ICIS Pricing -> Chemicals (on the left menu of this webpage)
http://www.icispricing.com
(recent prices of a few commodity chemicals or groups of chemicals in
European, US and Asian markets - with free sample reports)
Chemical Land21
http://www.chemicalland21.com/
CHEM 20004 C.V. (Import-export of chemicals; recent prices)
http://www.chem2004.nl/
Noah Technologies Corporation
http://www.noahtech.com/
(online catalogue of chemical specialties with prices for laboratory and
bulk quantities)
Indian Chemical Industries
http://www.indian-chemicals.com
(prices and information on chemicals in the Indian market)
SoapGoods.com
http://www.soapgoods.com
(online store selling chemicals in small to medium quantities, up to ~ 1
ton, Atlanta - US)
Essential Wholesale, Inc.
http://www.essentialwholesale.com/
(online store selling chemicals in small to medium quantities in the
US)
Laboratory chemical catalogues, small to medium quantities, some
MSDS
Science Lab.com
http://www.sciencelab.com
Spectrum
http://www.spectrumchemical.com
MP Biomedicals (Alemanha)
http://www.mpbio.com/germany
Astro Chemicals Inc.
http://www.astrochemicals.com
Prices and production & market profiles for some chemicals, from ICIS http://search.ebscohost.com
Chemical Business (ex-Chemical Market Reporter)
EBSCO Host -> Business Source Complete -> in the search form
insert “ICIS Chemical Business” in “SO Publication Name” and,
below, the name of the chemical in “TI Title” an click “search”.
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Understanding Dairy Markets - University of Wisconsin Dairy
Marketing and Risk Management Program
Market and prices of milk and its derivatives in the US
http://future.aae.wisc.edu/
http://future.aae.wisc.edu/tab/prices.
html
Manufacturers/suppliers of Chemicals/Bioproducts
Food additives (phosphates, FBC Industries, Inc.
acidifiers, preservatives, pH
buffers)
http://www.fbcindustries.com
Feed additives and agroThe Pestell Group - Canada
chemicals (micro- and
macro-nutients, complex C
and N sources)
http://www.pestell.com
Starch and derivatives
COPAM - Companhia Portuguesa de http://www.copam.pt
Amidos, S.A.,
Aminoacids and derivatives, Ajinomoto AminoScience
nucleic acids
http://www.ajiaminoscience.com
Several bioproducts
PURAC
http://www.purac.com
Enzymes
Verenium Corporation
http://www.diversa.com
Enzymes
Worthington Biochemical Corporation http://www.worthington-biochem.com
Enzymas (supplier for
Novozymes)
Gusmer Enterprises Inc.
http://www.gusmerenterprises.com
(browse by -> manufacturer ->
Novozymes)
https://www.gusmerenterprises.com/m1-novozymes.aspx
Phosphates (food,
industrial)
Prayon S.A.
http://www.prayon.com
Milk derivatives (whey,
lactose)
Hilmar Ingredients
http://www.hilmaringredients.com
Milk derivatives (whey,
lactose)
Davisco Foods
http://www.daviscofoods.com/
Various industrial
ingredients
American International Chemical, Inc. http://www.aicma.com
Dry yeast and yeast extract Bio Springer
http://www.biospringer.com
Ohly GmbH
http://www.ohly.com
Leiber GmbH
http://www.leibergmbh.de/
Peptones, protein
Organotechnie SAS
hydrolysates, yeast extracts,
meat extracts, soy extracts
http://www.organotechnie.com
Potassium and magnesium, K+S KALI GmbH
salts of
http://www.kali-gmbh.com/
Proteins, hydrolysates,
peptides, aminoacids
http://www.pevesa.com/
Pevesa
Industrial salts (wide variety) Dr. Paul Lohmann GmbH KG
Various
Archer Daniels Midland Company
- Product Database
http://www.lohmann-chemikalien.de
http://www.adm.com/
http://www.adm.com/_layouts/ProductS
earch.aspx
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Vitamins and carotenoids
DSM Nutritional Products - North
America
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/html/dnpna
/home_dnpna.htm
Manufacturers/Importers of Chemicals/Bioproducts in Portugal
Kompass Portugal (Coface Serviços Portugal, S.A.)
http://pt.kompass.com/
Serach engine Business-to-Business
Guianet - Business Directory(Guião, S.A.)
http://www.guianet.pt/
Visater - Import & Export
http://www.visater.com/
Oxiquímica - Produtos Químicos, Lda.
http://www.oxiquimica.net
Univar Portugal
http://www.univareurope.com/pt/pt/
Neoquímica SA
http://www.neoquimica.pt
Focor Produtos Químicos, SA
http://www.focor.pt
Liqual - Especialidades Químicas e Industriais, Lda
http://www.liqual.pt/
A. Agostinho - Químicos e Minerais, Unipessoal Lda.
http://www.aagostinho.com/
Calcidrata - Indústrias de cal, SA
http://www.calcidrata.pt/
COPAM - Companhia Portuguesa de Amidos, S.A.,
http://www.copam.pt
Prices of industrial equipment
Equipment prices
Online cost estimator “EQUIPMENT COSTS” http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/chemic
accompanying Plant Design and Economics al/peters/data/
for Chemical Engineers, 5th edition, Peters,
http://highered.mcgrawTimmerhaus, and West
hill.com/sites/0072392665/student_vi
ew0/cost_estimator.html
Used equipment prices EquipNet is the leading provider of surplus
equipment sales and services for large and
small manufacturers around the world
http://www.equipnet.com/
Used equipment prices LabX Process Equipment Marketplace
http://www.processx.com/
Industrial equipment: Information & manufacturers
Pumps
Ebara Pumps Europe S. p. A.
http://www.ebaraeurope.com
Pumps and blowers
Efaflu Bombas Ventiladores, S.A.
http://www.efaflu.pt/
Boilers, water treatment Ambitermo S. A.
http://www.ambitermo.com/
Activated carbon, UV
disinfection
Calgon-Carbon Corp.
http://www.calgoncarbon.com/
Centrifuges/driers
(including explanatory
videos)
Heinkel USA
http://www.heinkelusa.com/
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Centrifuges, centrifugal Rousselet S. A. / Robatel Inc.
extractors
http://www.rousselet-robatel.com
Centrifuges, heat
exchangers, solids
conveyors
Alfa-Laval
http://www.alfalaval.com
Air compressors and
compressed air line
components
Atlas Copco Portugal
http://www.atlascopco.pt
Evaporators
VTA GmbH
http://www.vta-process.de
Evaporators and
vacuum distillation
UIC GmbH
http://www.uic-gmbh.de
Cartridge filters for
liquids and gases,
including sterilisation
MULTIFILTRA (supplier of brands Amazon http://www.multifiltra.pt/
and Domnick-Hunter)
Industrial filters
Engineering Aspects in Solid-Liquid
Separation
http://www.solidliquidseparation.com/
by Josh Halberthal
(with contributions from teaching staff of
several engineering schools and several
professional associations)
Industrial filters
TEFSA, Técnicas de Filtración SA
http://www.gruptefsa.com/
Filters, presses, DAF
Komline-Sanderson Engineering Co.
http://www.komline.com
Dished ends
Metalspin – Produtos Metálicos e
Construção Lda.
http://www.metalspin.pt
Dished ends
Almind Vaerk A/S
http://www.almind.dk/
Dished ends, tanks,
plate heat exchangers
Sandometal, Metalomecânica e ar
Condicionado, SA
http://www.sandometal.pt/
Granulators
Filling / packaging
machines
Alexanderwerk AG
ASTIMEC, S.A.
Afinomaq
Apacks - A Packaging Systems LLC
Accutek
Apple Pack Equipments
Chase-Logeman
E-PAck Machinery, Inc.
PackTech UK
Pakona Machines
Bosch Packaging Technology - Bosch
Pharma USA
http://www.alexanderwerk.com/
http://www.astimec.net
http://www.afinomaq.pt/
http://www.apackaging.com
http://www.accutekpackaging.com
http://powderfillingmachine.net
http://www.chaselogeman.com/
http://www.epakmachinery.com/
http://www.packtech.co.uk
http://www.pakona.com
http://www.boschpackaging.com/Bos
chpharma-us/eng/index.asp
Filling / packaging
machines
PACK'R (France)(siquids)
http://www.packr.com/
ESSE GI (Italy)(solids)
www.essegi.com
TRIAPEX (Czech Rep.)(solids)
www.triapex.cz
SOCIEDADE VICTOR (importer)
http://www.sociedadevictor.pt/
Industrial sites
AEP - Associação Empresarial de Portugal http://www.aeportugal.pt/
(click in “informação económica”->”Parques
Empresariais”)
Industrial sites
AICEP Global Parques
http://www.globalparques.pt
Sieves
Russel Finnex
http://www.russellfinex.com/
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Plate heat exchangers Arsopi-Thermal
http://www.arsopi-thermal.pt
Powder processing
Bepex Particle Processing Technology
http://www.bepex.com
Membrane processes
Koch Membrane Systems
http://www.kochmembrane.com
Membrane processes
Filtration Engineering Inc.
http://www.filtrationeng.com
Membrane processes
Membrana GmbH
http://www.membranafiltration.com/
Clean rooms
TerraUniversal.com
Clean rooms
National Cleanrooms
http://www.terrauni.com/
http://www.clean-rooms.com/
Spray driers
Spray Drying Systems, Inc. (SDS),
http://www.spraydrysys.com
Spray driers, fluid bed
driers, granulators,
freeze-driers
GEA Niro
http://www.niro.com
Driers, encapsulators
Glatt GmbH
http://www.glatt.com
Solid / liquid separation Andritz
http://www.andritz.com
Solid / liquid separation Delkor Technik B.V
http://www.delkorglobal.com/
Stainless steel tanks
Carbeninox - Indústrias Metalúrgicas, Lda
http://www.carbeninox.pt
Plastic tanks
Palvidro - Plásticos Reforçados da Bairrada, http://www.palvidro.pt/
Lda.
Stainless steel tanks,
containers, columns,
heat exchangers
Arsopi S. A.
Stainless steel tanks,
containers,
Equiproin-Equipamentos e Produtos em Aço http://www.equiproin.pt/
Inoxidável Lda
Stainless steel tanks,
containers,
Terrofil
http://www.terrofil.pt/
Cooling towers
SOLINDERG Sistemas Industriais e
Energeticos (supplier of brand EVAPCO)
http://www.solinderg.com/home.html
Cooling towers
Baltimore Aircoil
http://www.baltimoreaircoil.com
Tanks and conveyors
Cinta - Construtora de Equipamento
Industrial e Agrícola, Lda.
http://www.cinta-lda.pt/
Industrial water
treatment
Pollet Water Group Portugal
http://www.pwgportugal.com
Steam / hot water / heat Vaporel, Lda.
exchangers / tanks
http://www.arsopi.pt
http://www.evapco.eu
http://www.vaporel.pt
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