750L 1000L Mold Incubator Temperature Humidity Controlled Incubator NovaIncu MD360-I

• Features a hygienic stainless steel chamber, powder-coated exterior, and clear viewing portal.
• Utilizes a double-door system for optimal environmental integrity.
• Sophisticated compressor system guarantees low-noise operation and temperature stability.
• Chamber uniformity is assured by 3D heating, and sterility is aided by a built-in UV lamp.
• Precise digital control of both temperature and humidity parameters.
• Hassle-free humidification with automatic refill from a primary and backup reservoir.
• Advanced control logic dynamically harmonizes temperature and humidity outputs.
• Designed for long-term stability studies with 99-hour programmable cycles.
• A full suite of diagnostic and alarm functions protects samples and equipment.
• Optional independent temperature safety system offers an essential layer of protection.

The quest for sustainable biofuels and bio-based chemicals relies on incubators for strain development and process optimization. Metabolic engineers modify yeast (e.g., *Saccharomyces cerevisiae*), bacteria (e.g., *E. coli*), or algae to efficiently produce ethanol, butanol, or biodiesel precursors.

The initial stages of this work involve screening thousands of microbial colonies or clones. Incubators, particularly shaking incubators, are used to grow these micro-organisms in small-scale (milliliter) cultures in deep-well plates or flasks under defined conditions (temperature, agitation speed) to assess growth rate and product yield. For algae-based biofuels, specialized photobioreactors often incorporate temperature-controlled incubation with precise light cycles.

Incubators also support the pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass (like switchgrass or wood chips) by holding reactions at the optimal temperature for cellulase enzymes. Before scaling up to expensive industrial fermenters, the promising microbial strains and process conditions are refined in bench-top bioreactors, which are essentially highly instrumented, agitated incubators. Thus, from discovering a novel enzyme to tuning a microbial chassis, the incubator is the workhorse of early-stage research and development in industrial biotechnology.