What the facility does
Helps businesses innovate in the areas of green chemistry and process scale-up.
Areas of expertise
A research and technology transfer centre and a Canadian Technology Access Centre (TAC) supporting businesses in their innovation projects in green chemistry and chemical process scale-up. The facility works with businesses to support them in developing more environmentally friendly industrial products and processes.
Research services
- Technical assistance (consultation, comparative analysis of technologies, tests and analysis)
- Venture capital referrals
- Commercialization referrals
- Marketing advisory services referrals
- Business mentorship referrals
- Market analysis
- Sample analysis and testing
- Technology and workflow consultation
- Technology development
- Product testing
- Field trials / Simulation
- Technology evaluation / validation
- Concept ideation and design review
- Literature reviews
- IP protection facilitation
- Project management
- Regulatory guidance
- Early-stage business development
- Production of pre-commercial batches
- Scientific report writing
Sectors of application
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Chemical industries
- Clean technology
- Construction (including building, civil engineering, specialty trades)
- Energy
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Forestry and forest-based industries
- Manufacturing and processing
- Mining, minerals and metals
- Ocean industries
- Professional and technical services (including legal services, architecture, engineering)
Specialized labs and equipment
| Specialized lab | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Test and analysis | Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) system |
| Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system | |
| Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Gas Chromatography with direct injection (COG-GC-FID) and Liquid Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) | |
| Infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) | |
| UV-visible spectrophotometer | |
| Friction measurement system (Four Balls Wear tester) | |
| Cloud point – flow point analyzer | |
| Automatic and Brookfield viscometers | |
| Penetrometer | |
| Rancimat oxidativestability tester | |
| Flashpoint tester | |
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy system | |
| Carbon residue tester | |
| Laboratory | PARR pressurized reactor (2L) |
| Particle visualization system | |
| Reaction calorimeter | |
| Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test (RPVOT) equipment | |
| Rotary evaporator with 20-litre capacity | |
| Kugelrohr and Falling film distillers | |
| Pilot plant | Chemical reactors (5 to 800 L) including Double planetary mixer (700 L) |
| FLOW-CHEM reactor | |
| Fractionation pilot | |
| Filter press, automatic discharge filter, Nutsche vertical pressure filter, Filter bag and Vertical pressure leaf filter (110 L) | |
| Wiped-film evaporator (40 kg/h) |
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| Video – Chemical Process Scale-Up | https://youtu.be/dAIB3prpRlc |