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Développement d’un biofiltre passif activé pour l’enlèvement du phosphore

Dans l’optique de lutter contre la problématique de prolifération des cyanobactéries dans les plans d’eau, le phosphore contenu dans les rejets d’eaux usées est ciblé par un resserrement des exigences de rejet. Dans la continuité d’une collaboration entre le CRIQ et l’Université Laval dans le développement de technologies d’épuration passives, les plus récents travaux ont permis d’étudier en laboratoire une approche innovante pour capter le phosphore au sein d’un matériau organique (Thibault, 2013; Roy-Dumesnil, 2015). Des copeaux de bois servant de matière filtrante ont été imprégnés avec de l’hydroxyde de fer. Dans le présent projet, il est proposé de poursuivre le développement en travaillant en laboratoire avec des eaux usées réelles ainsi que des colonnes de plus grande dimension. Les bénéfices pour le CRIQ concernent principalement la poursuite des avancements technologiques et ainsi envisager une utilisation pré-commerciale du procédé à court/moyen terme.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Lessard

Student:

Partner:

Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Marine mammal behavioural responses to tidal turbine sound

The coastal marine regions of Canada are an excellent source of renewable energy. Tides and currents are predictable in space and time so ideal for tidal energy. Coastal areas with strong currents are also popular with marine mammals often providing good feeding opportunities. However little is known about how marine mammals will be affected by the presence of tidal energy developments in their habitats and because marine mammals are dependent of sound to feed and navigate the impacts of introduced sound are of particular concern. This project proposes to investigate how marine mammals behave in the presence of an operating tidal turbine and will allow SMRU Canada to provide much needed data and advice on how to develop good environmental management programs for managers in Canada and elsewhere that will allow successful tidal energy project to develop.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabelle Cote

Student:

Partner:

SMRU Canada Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Hydrate process for CO2 capture from fuel gas

Increased emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the combustion of fossil fuels has created the global challenge of climate change. Reduction and/or elimination of CO2 emission is a mitigation strategy in the absence of a global non-carbon energy system. The capture of carbon prior to combustion and its subsequent safe storage or utilization is an opportunity to be exploited for the implementation of a successful emissions reduction/elimination strategy. The formation of gas hydrate crystals has been demonstrated in the lab to be able to capture and separate of CO2 in a simple and robust manner. When gas hydrate crystals are formed from a CO2/H2 gas mixture at suitable pressure and temperature conditions the gas hydrate crystal phase is enriched with CO2 and the remaining gas (“unreacted” gas) is enriched in H2. For example Figure 1 shows relevant data obtained in our lab. It is also noted that 42.5 and 36.1 % of the CO2 in the feed gas mixture was recovered as hydrate. Suitable additives may be included in the formation system and improve the separation. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Englezos

Student:

Partner:

CMC Research Institutes Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Improving Food Recognition and Data Analytics in GlucoGuide

Diabetes is a chronic disease with many complications including heart attack, stroke, amputations and blindness. Self-management of blood glucose and improving lifestyle are very important to prevent complications, but it is a very difficult task. We have been researching and developing GlucoGuide – an app that data-mines inputted diet and exercise data to give individual feedback on lifestyle (not on medications) to help manage diabetes. In this Mitacs R&D Project, we will develop further analytic algorithms (including deep learning) to recognize food, multiple food combination, food nutrition label, barcode
scanning and exercise equipment using the smartphone’s camera. This will not only train and improve interns’ R&D abilities, but also significantly improve the usability of GlucoGuide, which will benefit patients with diabetes, and ultimately, help to reduce the burden and cost on the healthcare systems in Canada and world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kaizhong Zhang

Student:

Partner:

GlucoGuide Corp

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Emotional Intelligence Training in Mobile Applications

This project aims to use literature evidences and data analysis techniques to develop new mobile games that train people’s “emotional intelligence”. The company will build the product prototypes based on current literature evidences and theoretical models. Then the data generated from the games will be evaluated to inform product performance, efficacy, and future developments. This internship will enable the company to integrate research in the heart of the product development and implementation from the begging to the end. The intern will use critical literature review skills to inform prototype development, previous data analysis experience to design post-product launch analysis strategies, and software programming languages and statistical methods to analyze data generated by the first emotion training application developed by Fit Brains, Rosetta Stone Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Catharine Rankin

Student:

Partner:

Rosetta Stone Canada Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Using goals, tips, and feedback to reduce energy consumption in business environments

The goal of the project is to reduce energy consumption in business environments using simple behavioural strategies. These strategies involve the use of stickers that clearly show how much energy the organization is aiming to reduce, the relevant actions that people can take to reduce energy consumption, and the progress the organization has made so far. These stickers will be placed in public spaces in the business setting, where the employees can easily perceive the stickers and thus engage in desired actions. By testing these behavioural strategies, the project can help inform EnerNOC about how best to motivate businesses to save energy, and how to engage employees within the organization to reduce energy consumption.
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Faculty Supervisor:

Jiaying Zhao

Student:

Partner:

EnerNOC inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Enhanced profiled wood decking with superior weather resistance

Decking is a flooring material used outdoors in both residential and non-residential sectors. The decking market is important for Canadian companies who manufacture 300 million lineal feet of decking each year. However, this important market is declining because of the emergence of products made from plastic. These plastic products maintain their appearance better than wood decking when used outdoors and require less maintenance. But wooden decking still resembles commodity lumber and little is done to engineer the surface of deck boards so that they can resist the effects of the weather and maintain their appearance when used outdoors. This situation is quite different to the market for interior flooring which is dominated by engineered products that are visually appealing, hard wearing and easy to install and maintain. Taking our cue from the latter sector and working with our MITACS partner we will optimize a promising micro-grooving technology for reducing surface checking and cupping of selected Canadian wood species that have potential to be used for treated decking. The major deliverable for this project is wood decking made from Canadian species that can compete more effectively in the market place with decking made from plastic.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Phil Evans

Student:

Partner:

Brisco Wood Preservers Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Planting, growing, harvesting, transporting and processing Arundo Donax: an engineering and economic analysis

The giant reed Arundo donax (A. donax) is a grass species with high biomass production and great potential for phytoremediation. It is a viable alternative to wood, coal and petroleum based feedstock. Our partner, Nile Fiber Canada, is designing a large-scale production system for planting, growing, harvesting, transporting and processing the grass to chips or pellets to be used to produce energy for commercial or residential purposes. This project deals with the development of economic analyses and a mathematical model to design the supply chain network for to be used as feedstock and pellets for bioenergy production. Our goals are to help design an efficient supply chain network that can help NFC operate at profit while meeting the requirements of its customers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claver Diallo

Student:

Partner:

Nile Fiber Atlantic Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Intelligent control strategies for the Industrial Internet – Phase II

This phase of the project continues on the research focus of developing intelligent control for machines using derived deep machine learning schemes. The learning algorithms to be developed will use high volume data from various processes in advanced manufacturing and other systems, combined with could based analytics, formulate complex and accurate process models of these processes. These models will then be integrated into advanced controllers that are self-optimizing and are continually updated via deep learning networks and continuous data streams machines. The projects spans several years and can potentially have significant impact on reducing energy use and minimize operational costs of manufacturing systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dhirendra Shukla

Student:

Partner:

Eigen Innovations Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Transformation de la gouvernance des ressources forestières au Québec dans le contexte du projet de loi no 28

À l’automne 2014, le gouvernement du Québec déposait le projet de loi no 28, entraînant notamment la fermeture des Conférences régionales des élus (CRÉ) qui étaient investies de certaines responsabilités en matière de forêt. Dans ce contexte, les acteurs territoriaux doivent se réorganiser afin de faire avancer les différents dossiers touchant l’exploitation et la gestion durable des forêts. À partir d’une étude de cas comparative qui fait appel aux entretiens semi-directifs et à l’analyse documentaire, ce projet vise à mieux comprendre les répercussions qu’aura cette loi sur la gouvernance des ressources forestières au Québec. Au terme du stage, nous proposerons des pistes de solution afin de faciliter la réorganisation des acteurs forestiers et valoriser les compétences acquises au cours des dernières années. Ce projet permettra au stagiaire de profiter de l’expertise technique et des contacts du CERFO dans le domaine de la sylviculture et de l’aménagement forestier durable, et au partenaire de mieux cibler ses interventions auprès de ses clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jérôme Dupras

Student:

Partner:

Centre d'enseignement et de recherche en foresterie de Sainte-Foy inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of operating parameters on particle migration velocity in wet electrostatic precipitators

Canada is committed to reducing the level of acid gas and toxic emissions from its coal burning or cement production plants. Since many airborne particles of less than 1 micronmeter in diameter are toxic and hazardous for human respiratory system, special environmental concerns are directed towards controlling the emission of ultrafine particles. Wet and dry ESPs are more reliable particulate control devices due to higher collection efficiency, lower pressure drop, lower energy consumption and capability to operate over a wide range of gas temperatures. WESP technology has been developed to collect fine particulate, heavy metals and acid mist for industrial applications. The main objective of this project is to simulate a WESP with hexagonal collecting tubes, one of the major products of the company, and investigate the effect of different operating parameters and geometrical characteristics on precipitator performance for collecting submicron particles to improve the quality of product offerings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kazimierz Adamiak

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Optimisation du remblai en pâte à la mine Casa Berardi

Les mines souterraines exploitent des ouvertures qu’elles appellent chantier. Il y généralement plusieurs chantiers côte-à-côte et lorsque le premier chantier a été exploité, il doit être rempli avant d’ouvrir le chantier suivant. Une des méthodes de remplir les chantiers est de faire parvenir de la surface, du remblai en pâte cimenté. Ce remblai ressemble à du béton, mais il doit être beaucoup plus liquide pour permettre le transport dans des tuyaux, ce faisant, il est beaucoup moins résistant que le béton. De plus, une fois arrivé dans le chantier, le remblai réagit différemment de ce qu’on estime en laboratoire. Pour être sécuritaire, il est donc nécessaire d’ajouter un surplus de ciment dans le remblai, ce qui coûte très cher à la mine. Le projet porte donc sur la détermination des besoins réels en ciment, pour ainsi diminuer les coûts d’opérations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tikou Belem

Student:

Partner:

Hecla Québec - Mine Casa Berardi (La Sarre, QC);Hecla Québec - Mine Casa Berardi (Val-d’Or, QC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

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