Polymer composites with graphene

With the increasing effects of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions on climate change, there is also increasing interest to alternatives to internal combustion engines for mobility. Battery electric vehicles are one route, and another is fuel cells. There is increasing interest in polymer composites that are not only mechanically strong and lightweight, but also have […]

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Commercialization of Selective Hybrid High Throughput Fused Direct and Filament Deposition Modeling System

While newer, advanced Filament Fused Deposition Modeling (FFDM) 3D printing systems for additive manufacturing of plastics products have been designed in order to increase rate productions similar to conventional plastic transformation processes. Up to the date hybrid configurations that can achieve for printing selectively high deposition rates without compromising part quality hasn’t yet been fully […]

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Extraction of energy and value-added products from municipal wastewater.

I n effort to reduce the environmental footprint and improve the sustainability of wastewatertreatment plants, this study is focused on the production of energy and the recovery of valueadded products from municipal wastewater via the chemical precipitation of magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite). The method employs the controlled addition of a suitable magnesium compound such as […]

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Micro-consolidation partagée pour le transport de marchandises – Ville de Québec

Ce projet s’inscrit dans le contexte d’une étude de faisabilité sur l’implantation d’un centre de micro-consolidation partagé pour le transport de marchandises adapté à la réalité de la Ville de Québec. L’objectif principal du projet est d’étudier la faisabilité de déployer des solutions partagées de décarbonisation du transport de marchandises, misant sur la cyclo-logistique et […]

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La mise en place du BIM chez un entrepreneur. Interférences, Coordination et Simulation 4D.

Le projet porte sur l’intégration de technologies issues du Building Information Modeling chez un entrepreneur général, EBC INC. À travers un projet de mise en contexte, le centre ambulatoire B1 du nouveau CHUM, il sera étudié les possibilités d’intégration des technologies de coordinations, de gestion des interférences et de construction simulée. L’objectif principal du projet […]

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Developing and Testing a Miniaturized In Situ XRD for Mineralogical Characterization of Planetary Surfaces

Mineralogy is the key to interpreting planetary geology and climate history. The aim of this project is to develop initial designs and prototype components of a portable and miniaturized In situ X-ray diffractometer (ISXRD) that will be mounted on a rover for planetary exploration applications. This miniaturized instrument will enable direct mineral characterization of intact […]

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Experimental and numerical investigation into the seismic performance of vertical connections used in precast concrete shear walls

Precast concrete shear walls are an economical structural system for low, medium, and high-rise buildings. Precast concrete structural systems have various advantages, such as improved quality of construction, efficient use of materials, reduced construction time, and cost-efficiency. The concrete wall panels are typically one story in height and are connected horizontally and vertically to adjacent […]

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Towards Sustainable Pharmaceutical Research and Development: A Life Cycle Approach

significant environmental impacts associated with pharmaceutical processes. In pharmaceutical industries, amount of waste generated to the amount of product is several times higher compared to oil refining and bulk chemical industries. This is due to complexity of API production and purification. Therefore, these industries strive toward innovative products and technologies to reduce the amount of […]

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Stage de génie électrique: Evaluation des produits de GénieLab

Le projet susmentionné consiste en l’évaluation des produits GenieLab actuels en ce qui a trait à l’accessibilité et à la rentabilité. Il vise à répondre à la question suivante. Dans quelle mesure nos trousses d’atelier à GenieLab sont-elles accessibles pour notre groupe démographique cible? (Notre groupe démographique cible est principalement les enfants âgés de cinq […]

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Natural Graphite flakes for Graphene production by electrochemical exfoliation

Large-scale graphene production has received significant attention because of its interesting properties and a wide range of potential applications. Conventional approaches provide scalable pathways for large scale production, however, these methods face several challenges such as usage of corrosive, toxic solution, long duration, and poor quality of graphene produced which severely affects its potential applications. […]

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