Kemitek

Cégep de Thetford, Thetford Mines, Québec
What the facility does

Helps businesses innovate in the areas of green chemistry and process scale-up.

Areas of expertise

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.

Research services
  • 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
Sectors of application
  • Agriculture, animal science and food
  • Chemical industries
  • Clean technology
  • Construction (including building, civil engineering, specialty trades)
  • Energy
  • 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 lab

Equipment

Test and analysis

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) system

 

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system

 

Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Gas Chromatography with direct injection (COG-GC-FID) and Liquid Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS)

 

Infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR)

 

UV-visible spectrophotometer

 

Friction measurement system (Four Balls Wear tester)

 

Cloud point – flow point analyzer

 

Automatic and Brookfield viscometers

 

Penetrometer

 

Rancimat oxidativestability tester

 

Flashpoint tester

 

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy system

 

Carbon residue tester

Laboratory

PARR pressurized reactor (2L)

 

Particle visualization system

 

Reaction calorimeter

  Rotating Pressure Vessel Oxidation Test (RPVOT) equipment

 

Rotary evaporator with 20-litre capacity

 

Kugelrohr and Falling film distillers

Pilot plant

Chemical reactors (5 to 800 L) including Double planetary mixer (700 L)

 

FLOW-CHEM reactor

 

Fractionation pilot

 

Filter press, automatic discharge filter, Nutsche vertical pressure filter, Filter bag and Vertical pressure leaf filter (110 L)

 

Wiped-film evaporator (40 kg/h)

Title

URL

Video – Chemical Process Scale-Up

https://youtu.be/dAIB3prpRlc