The proposed research will involve studying the carbon footprint (i.e. the carbon emissions) involved in the preparation of magnesium oxychloride (MOC) cement materials. MOC cement has been proposed as a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditionally used Portland cement (PC), however many discrepancies arise as there is no work directly comparing their carbon footprints. In […]

Early detection of infectious diseases requires rapid, portable and highly sensitive molecular diagnostic platforms. This project aims at creating a point-of-care (POC) device that simplifies the efforts in monitoring and eliminating infectious diseases in rural low-resource areas. Low-cost, paper-based devices based on microfluidics have been developed but none currently meet the “ASSURED” criteria for effective […]

In this work, we will develop new processes, including new raw materials, to produce known organic peroxides; such processes will include direct coupling to manufacture organic peroxides. We will demonstrate the synthesis processes by selecting the appropriate carboxylic acid(s), hydroperoxide starting material(s), catalysts, and operating conditions to produce the desired organic peroxides, particularly, t-butyl peroxybenzoate […]

The objective of this study is to develop a district energy evaluation and plan for the Regional Municipality of Durham. This will be achieved by analyzing and assessing the current energy demand and response at the Region of Durham throughout all sectors, including commercial, institutional, industrial and residential sectors. There are numerous potential district energy […]

Brine water is often produced in mineral extracting processes. It can cause damage to soil and biota when being spilled during storage and transportation. The damage can last for decades. Even after a mineral extracting process is closed, the damage of soil structure and composition would still not be recovered. The long-lasting devastation may cause […]

The demonstration project provides the opportunity to substantiate the ability of the POWER system to repurpose wasted thermal energy from a cooking appliance’s exhaust gases and improve the overall restaurant energy performance across three Pizza Pizza locations within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). The data collected through the project will also allow for […]

Our experiments will investigate the shedding of condensates when exposed to airflow (aerodynamic forces) in the microgravity environment. Shedding of droplets from a surface is a critical part of the dropwise condensation process to improve heat transfer. Because the use of gravity as a droplet removal technique is not available in space, the use of […]

Le projet de recherche consiste à développer une méthodologie pour identifier les métriques adéquates permettant de comparer les performances de différentes approches de détection d’anomalie en fonction d’un contexte donné et d’en implémenter une preuve de concept adaptée au problème de surveillance des groupes turbine-alternateur chez Hydro-Québec. Lorsque les données pour définir explicitement des classes […]

La STM vient d’incorporer un progiciel de gestion d’entreprise (ERP) et souhaite valoriser les données des stocks de pièces afin de réduire ses coûts d’entreposage. Ce projet est la phase initiale d’un projet d’envergure et il vise à développer un outil d’aide à la décision du processus de stockage et de transit des pièces de […]

One of the main issues for automakers in today’s green economy is ensuring their vehicles have the highest fuel economy possible in order to deal with constantly increasing fuel costs. The improved fuel efficiency of vehicles provides money savings for customers, reduced carbon dioxide emissions, less dependency on oil, and lastly increased energy sustainability. The […]

L’exploitation de drone pour l’aquisition de données hyperspectrales présente un fort potentiel comptetenu des coûts très importants et de la faible disponibilité des solutions aéroportées actuelles. Mais il y a peu d’études adressant l’usage de drone avec des capteurs hyperspectraux. Ceci constitue l’objet du présent projet qui vise à faire progresser les connaissances relatives à […]

Lignocellulosic biomass has been widely accepted as a alternative and inexpensive substrate for biofuel production. The liquid hydrolysate generated from biomass contain sugars (such as glucose, xylose, fructose, arabinose and galactose) and inhibitors (such as furans, organic acids and phenols). However, inhibitors generally alters the sugar consumption, growth profile and metabolic activities of microorganisms. Hence, […]