Derive value from industrial waste and underused mining, forestry and agri-food products.
Semi-industrial ore processing plant and laboratory to analyse scientific test results in the forestry, mining and agri-food sectors.
Analysis, testing, prototyping and data-processing services, analysis of solutions to technical problems, technical analysis and testing services, etc.
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Forestry and forest-based industries
- Manufacturing and processing
- Mining, minerals and metals
Specialized labs and equipment
|
Specialized lab |
Equipment |
Function |
|---|---|---|
|
NC2 laboratory |
2.5 litre bioreactors |
Fermentation tests |
|
|
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) thermal cycler |
Genetic analyses, detection and identification of microorganisms |
|
|
Ultraviolet visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer |
Colorimetric quantitative analysis |
|
|
Laminar flow cabinet |
Microorganism manipulation |
|
|
Incubators |
Cultivation of various microorganisms |
|
Chemical analysis laboratory |
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system and ion chromatography (IC) system |
Quantitative analysis |
|
|
Gas chromatography (GC) system |
Gas analysis |
|
|
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer |
Elemental analysis of various metals |
|
|
Graphite furnace and flame atomic absorption (AA) |
Elemental analysis of various metals |
|
|
Fusion splicer |
Preparation of pellets for the XRF spectrometer and solutions for atomic absorption |
|
|
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) detector |
Identification, characterization |
|
|
Microwave digester |
Acid digestion |
|
|
Kjeldahl analyser |
Ammoniacal nitrogen |
|
|
Biological oxygen demand (BOD) |
Oxygen consumed by microorganisms in a sample |
|
|
Calorimeter |
Determination of calorific value |
|
|
Total organic carbon (TOC) analyser |
Analysis of total organic carbon |
|
|
|
Suspended solids, moisture content and ash content |
|
Minerals laboratory |
Separators: - Magnetic - Flotation cell - Humphrey spiral - Sweco separator Thickener |
Particle separation systems |
|
|
Oven |
Drying of samples |
|
|
RoTap |
8-inch-diameter round sieve shaker used to measure material size |
|
|
Grinders: - Ring mill - Bare mill - Conical mill - Ball mill - Jaw crusher - Rod mill - Coffee grinder |
Different systems for grinding materials |
|
|
Rotary sampler |
Simultaneous preparation of several samples |
|
|
Filtration : - Vacuum - Hydrocyclone |
System used to evacuate excess water before drying of samples |
|
|
1,700°C muffle furnace |
Furnace used to heat minerals to their melting point |
|
Biomass laboratory |
750 kg/h hammer mill |
Biomass grinding |
|
|
50 kg/h laboratory Kahl press |
Biomass granulation |
|
|
Pellet durability tester |
Verification of pellet durability |
|
|
250 kg/h granulation line: - Infeed conveyor - Horizontal paddle mixer - Crust breaker - 250 kg/h hammer mill - Cyclone separator - Conditioner - 250 kg/h granulator - Output conveyor - Pellet cooler - Vibrating sieve |
Pilot-scale biomass granulation |
|
|
Small cement mixer |
Mixing of various materials |
|
|
Vibrating sieves: - Dillon (three pellet sizes) - Gilson (eight pellet sizes) |
The Dillon vibrating screen is used to separate particles and the Gilson vibrating sieve is used to determine pellet size. |
|
|
Abri-Tech dryer |
Biomass drying |
|
|
Bandit shredder |
Grinding of large pieces |
|
|
Gilson SP-1 particle separator |
Particle separation |
|
|
Pelletizer (“home-made”) |
Biomass densification |
|
Environmental laboratory |
Filters: - Environmental rotary - Membrane - Column |
Effluent filtration |
|
|
Miscellaneous equipment: - Pump - PH meter - Colorimeter |
Various “home-made” systems, including effluent treatment columns |
|
|
Pilot systems (custom assembled): - Passive treatment of acidic and neutral mining effluents (limestone drains, wastewater treatment marsh, biofilters) - Active treatment by liming (HDS plant) - Oxidation treatment of cyanide and nitrogen-containing derivatives (chemical oxidant, bioreactor, UV) - Treatment of organic pollutants |
- Taking of samples and analyses - Performance diagnostics - Bacteria counts - Material characterizations - Training - Technical support |
|
|
Greenhouse |
Revegetation plants |
|
|
Réseaubox |
View changes in plant root systems |
|
|
Scanner: - Ground moisture temperature |
Gather field data during the summer |
|
Semi-industrial ore processing laboratory (300 to 1,000 kg/h) |
Crushing circuit Grinding circuit Physical separation circuit Leaching and bioleaching circuit |
Ore processing |
Private and public sector research partners
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Consortium de recherche et innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)
- Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
- Conférence régionale des élus de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CRÉAT)
- Conférence régionale des élus de la Baie-James (CRÉBJ)
- City of Rouyn-Noranda