Capture and repurposing of waste industrial emissions for improved economic and environmental sustainability

The long-term goals of this project are to help find economic and environmental sustainable ways to improve the efficiency of the mining industry. Vital to the Canadian economy, the industry is energy intensive and produces large amounts of waste carbon dioxide and heat. Through capturing and repurposing these waste streams, the project will develop pathways to produce on a large-scale, microalgae sourced biofuels and valuable health beneficial nutraceuticals, such as antioxidants and antibacterial compounds. These will be obtained from microalgae bioprospected from both historic and active mine sites as we have found many of these microalgae, through natural adaptation to unusual environments, uniquely produce the desired valuable products.

Faculty Supervisor:

John Ashley Scott;Nathan Basiliko;Corey Laamanen

Student:

Partner:

Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

Laurentian University

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