Helps businesses innovate in the areas of green chemistry and process scale-up
A research and technology transfer centre and a Canadian Technology Access Centre (TAC) supporting businesses in their innovation projects in green chemistry and chemical process scale-up. The facility works with businesses to support them in developing more environmentally friendly industrial products and processes.
- Technical assistance (consultation, comparative analysis of technologies, tests and analysis)
- Venture capital referrals
- Commercialization referrals
- Marketing advisory services referrals
- Business mentorship referrals
- Market analysis
- Sample analysis and testing
- Technology and workflow consultation
- Technology development
- Product testing
- Field trials / Simulation
- Technology evaluation / validation
- Concept ideation and design review
- Literature reviews
- IP protection facilitation
- Project management
- Regulatory guidance
- Early-stage business development
- Production of pre-commercial batches
- Scientific report writing
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Chemical industries
- Clean technology
- Construction (including building, civil engineering, specialty trades)
- Energy (renewable and fossil)
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Forestry and forest-based industries
- Manufacturing and processing
- Mining, minerals and metals
- Ocean industries
- Professional and technical services (including legal services, architecture, engineering)
Specialized labs and equipment
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Test and analysis |
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) |
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Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) |
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Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Gas Chromatography with direct injection (COG-GC-FID) and Liquid Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) |
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Infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) |
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UV-visible spectrophotometer |
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Friction measurement system (Four Balls Wear tester) |
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Cloud Point – flow point |
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Automatic and Brookfield viscometers |
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Penetrometer |
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Rancimat oxidativestability tester |
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Flashpoint tester |
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy |
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Carbon Residue |
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Laboratory |
PARR pressurized reactor (2L) |
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Particle visualization system |
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Reaction calorimeter |
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| Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test (RPVOT) | |
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Rotary evaporator with 20-litre capacity |
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Kugelrohr and Falling film distillers |
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Pilot plant |
Chemical reactors (5 to 800 L) including Double planetary mixer (700 L) |
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FLOW-CHEM reactor |
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Fractionation pilot |
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Filter press, automatic discharge filter, Nutsche vertical pressure filter, Filter bag and Vertical pressure leaf filter (110 L) |
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Wiped-film evaporator (40 kg/h) |
Additional information
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Video – Chemical Process Scale-Up |