A new solar electricity system is being developed here by Solaires Entreprises Inc. founded in Victoria, BC. The novel fabrication method and materials reduces the cost of solar cells by up to 50%. The new price point of the cells allows us to make solar energy profitable in Canada as well as incorporate solar cells […]

High demands for fossil fuels and increasing concerns over global warming have renewed the interests in bio-butanol production from biomass resources as an alternative liquid fuel. Hemicellulose, as an inexpensive and abundant raw Inaterial, has great potential for being suitable fermentation substrate. A probleln associated with the fermentation of hemicellulosic sugars into butanol is the […]

La bioraffinerie forestiere integree et verte (BRFIV) est un complexe industriel integre capable de transformer de la biomasse par divers procedes de conversion en une grande variete de produits tout en eliminant I’utilisation de I’energie fossile et tout en reduisant les emissions de gaz a effet de serre par I’utilisation rationnelle de I’energie. Parmi les […]

As a major contributor to Canadian industrial carbon emissions, miners are placing more emphasis on decarbonization efforts by developing greener strategies and sourcing cleaner energy for their mining operations. Despite some progress, decarbonization attempts by mining companies have been underwhelming mainly due to the financial challenges of renewable system implementations. This study aims to perceive […]

The research proposal introduced is a development of a systematic method for evaluating the performance of Kraft process equipments from the point of ‘view of energy, water and chemicals, using new and adapted key performance indicators. The objectives are (i) to develop new Key Performance Indicators adapted to the Kraft proces.s operations and equipments to […]

During the preclinical drug testing stage, conventional test subjects include animals and cells cultured in a lab, which are costly, and cannot correctly represent human tissue. Therefore, these test subjects may inaccurately predict human response to a drug and may falsely demonstrate a drug as “safe”. Upon public distribution, unexpected side effects may occur, which […]

Le bioraffinage forestier consiste a valoriser les principaux composes chimiques issus du bois pour la production de biocarburant, d’energie et de produits chimiques de specialite. Un concept de plus en plus etudie concernant les bioraffineries de 2eme generation est celui de bioraffinage integre. Parmi les differents concepts de bioraffinerie integree actuellement a l’etude, on peut […]

Reclamation of oil sands fluid fine tailings (FFT) ponds is challenging due to the slow rate of natural consolidation of the suspended sediments generated during the extraction process. In order to reclaim tailings ponds, the shear strength of the sediments must first be increased to make the surface trafficable, at which point further reclamation work […]

Due to the prevalence of coronavirus and the spread of Covid-19 disease, the use of masks has increased significantly, which due to the more disposable use of these masks, environmental hazards have increased significantly. Therefore, the production of high-performance masks in the field of antimicrobials is very important. In this project, we investigate suitable biodegradable […]

Un problème réel dans l’industrie des transformateurs de puissance est le manque d’outils et de méthodes précises pour déterminer l’état et la durée de vie de l’isolation principale. Ces appareils onéreux, composés d’enroulement de cuivre isolés par du papier et le tout baignant dans une huile isolante, représentent le coeur de tous réseaux électriques. Le […]

To reduce the negative impact on the environment and increase the competitiveness of Canada’s oil resources in the global economy it is essential to improve the ability to separate crude oil from water. This proposal aims to advance the understanding of a novel mechanism to do this by studying individual oil and water droplets. The […]

The process of setting surgical schedules in a modern hospital operating room suite is complicated. Scheduling surgery involves coordinating two separate but inter-related service distribution channels, namely, elective surgery operations and emergency surgery operations. Elective surgical cases are selected from a broad range of diagnostic categories and are scheduled in advance into surgical time that […]