Projets novateurs réalisés

Évaluation multiméthode de l’engagement des spectateurs en contexte de jeu social

Le projet vise à comprendre les facteurs qui influencent les spectateurs d’un jeu compétitif à interagir pour influencer le jeu en fonction de leur partisanerie pour l’une des deux équipes sur le terrain. Avec des tests utilisateurs où on recrée l’environnement de jeu, on mesurera physiologiquement ainsi qu’à l’aide d’entrevues, l’intensité de l’engagement que le public ressent du début à la fin de la partie. Ainsi, l’organisme partenaire pourra connaître précisément les meilleurs incitatifs à la participation. Ces découvertes s’enlignent avec l’objectif de l’entreprise de créer des expériences collectives, où le rassemblement est encouragé.

Atmospheric Copper Leaching in Oxygen Supersaturated Solutions: Evaluating the Application of Ultrasonic Oxygen Solubilization in Copper Leaching

The project has been defined to address the growing concerns of the mining industry towards sustainable copper production with low cost and environmentally friendly process option. The current processes for copper extraction are either expensive or have detrimental impact on the environment. This proposed project pertains to the development of a technology that applied green energy (electricity) as well as ultrasonic technology to recover copper from the main copper minerals (chalcopyrite and enargite) with minimum cost and highest efficiency.

Managing for old-growth in Quebec’s boreal forest: how much is enough andhow can adequate levels be maintained?

This project aims to develop guidelines regarding the maintenance of old-growth in the

managed boreal forest. Presently, several institutions, including the Government of Quebec

and the Forest Stewardship Council require that a third of the preindustrial levels of old

growth be maintained on the managed landscape. However, there is little if any scientific

evidence to indicate that this will maintain old-growth species, nor do we know whether the

spatial configuration of remaining old-growth is important. I therefore propose to examine (1)

how much old-growth forest is necessary to maintain old-growth songbird species in the

managed forest, (2) whether the configuration of this old-growth matters, and (3) which

combination of various management practices will help maintain required levels of old

growth. The results of this project will help AbitibiBowater and others involved in boreal forest

management to develop more ecologically-friendly management practices and allow for oldgrowth

species to be maintained in the managed landscape.

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment – Year 2

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and for remediation of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. Trojan Technologies executed an initial Mitacs cluster program entitled “Steering the Innovation Process: Accelerating “Ideas to Impact” in Water Treatment”, resulting in a comprehensive research program and innovation process to advance the science of reactor development and validation for innovative technologies in water and wastewater treatment. With these new technologies and advancement in the understanding of water treatment, it is now important to apply them to the core business areas…To be continued.

A Regular Solution Based Model for Evaluating Asphaltene Stability of Upgraded Heavy Oils – Year two

Most of the heavy oil and bitumen produced in Western Canada is transported through pipelines to refineries in North America. Prior to transportation, the high viscosity of those fluids must be reduced by either dilution with a light solvent or upgrading. The high costs associated with handling diluents has increased the interest in upgrading; that is, the thermal conversion of high viscosity heavy oil or bitumen into a less viscous product. Upgraded heavy oils and bitumen require less solvent prior to pipeline transportation and have a higher market value compared to diluted heavy oil or bitumen. However, the changes in chemical composition of the fluid during upgrading can trigger the precipitation of heavy components which can then deposit on surfaces and cause fouling.
The aim of this study is to develop and test a Regular Solution based approach to model the precipitation of heavy components from upgraded fluids. An existing model will be modified as necessary based on a comprehensive database collected from a pilot plant. The proposed approach will be a valuable tool in the simulation and scaling of the BituMax™ partial upgrading process being developed by NEXEN Energy ULC.

A Regular Solution Based Model for Evaluating Asphaltene Stability of Upgraded Heavy Oils

Most of the heavy oil and bitumen produced in Western Canada is transported through pipelines to refineries in North America. Prior to transportation, the high viscosity of those fluids must be reduced by either dilution with a light solvent or upgrading. The high costs associated with handling diluents has increased the interest in upgrading; that is, the thermal conversion of high viscosity heavy oil or bitumen into a less viscous product. Upgraded heavy oils and bitumen require less solvent prior to pipeline transportation and have a higher market value compared to diluted heavy oil or bitumen. However, the changes in chemical composition of the fluid during upgrading can trigger the precipitation of heavy components which can then deposit on surfaces and cause fouling.
The aim of this study is to develop and test a Regular Solution based approach to model the precipitation of heavy components from upgraded fluids. An existing model will be modified as necessary based on a comprehensive database collected from a pilot plant. The proposed approach will be a valuable tool in the simulation and scaling of the BituMax™ partial upgrading process being developed by NEXEN Energy ULC.

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and for remediation of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. Trojan Technologies executed an initial Mitacs cluster program entitled “Steering the Innovation Process: Accelerating “Ideas to Impact” in Water Treatment”, resulting in a comprehensive research program and innovation process to advance the science of reactor development and validation for innovative technologies in water and wastewater treatment. With these new technologies and advancement in the understanding of water treatment, it is now important to apply them to the core business areas…To be continued.

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and for remediation of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. Trojan Technologies executed an initial Mitacs cluster program entitled “Steering the Innovation Process: Accelerating “Ideas to Impact” in Water Treatment”, resulting in a comprehensive research program and innovation process to advance the science of reactor development and validation for innovative technologies in water and wastewater treatment. With these new technologies and advancement in the understanding of water treatment, it is now important to apply them to the core business areas… To be continued.

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment – Year 2

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and for remediation of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. Trojan Technologies executed an initial Mitacs cluster program entitled “Steering the Innovation Process: Accelerating “Ideas to Impact” in Water Treatment”, resulting in a comprehensive research program and innovation process to advance the science of reactor development and validation for innovative technologies in water and wastewater treatment. With these new technologies and advancement in the understanding of water treatment, it is now important to apply them to the core business areas…To be continued.

Analyse de liens au sein du Mouvement Desjardins

Ce projet vise à utiliser des techniques d’analyse de réseaux afin d’extraire de l’information utile pour le mouvement des caisses populaires Desjardins. Le projet se décompose en trois stages distincts, mais basés sur des concepts similaires. Le premier projet vise à identifier des groupes de membres comportant des affinités, le second consiste à identifier des cliques de prestataires de services qui sont susceptibles de faire de la collusion afin de frauder les assurances et le troisième consiste à identifier et quantifier les affinités entre téléphonistes et membres. Dans les trois cas, nous utiliserons les informations dont dispose le mouvement, à savoir : Les données de cartes de crédits pour le premier projet, les données de réclamations aux assurances Desjardins pour le second et les données recueillies suite aux appels entre l’organisation et ses membres pour le dernier.

Recharge des eaux souterraines dans la région des Laurentides

L’objectif du projet est de comprendre la recharge des eaux souterraines dans les Laurentides. Le manque de données sur les eaux souterraines de la région ne permet pas aux acteurs de l’aménagement du territoire de procéder au développement durable de leur territoire en prenant en considération la vulnérabilité des eaux souterraines. Les résultats de cette étude permettront de quantifier le renouvellement des aquifères dans une région de plus en plus densément peuplée où les pressions anthropiques sont croissantes. Cette recherche développera des approches qui seront mises à profit pour estimer l’impact de scénarios d’utilisation du territoire sur la recharge des eaux souterraines. La compréhension de la recharge et l’instrumentation qui sera mise en place sont essentielles à la bonne gestion de la ressource en eaux souterraines par les organismes de bassins versants, dont le partenaire Mitacs, Abrinord.

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and for remediation of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. Trojan Technologies executed an initial Mitacs cluster program entitled “Steering the Innovation Process: Accelerating “Ideas to Impact” in Water Treatment”, resulting in a comprehensive research program and innovation process to advance the science of reactor development and validation for innovative technologies in water and wastewater treatment. With these new technologies and advancement in the understanding of water treatment, it is now important to apply them to the core business areas…To be continued.