What the facility does
Green chemistry, switchable/smart fluids
Areas of expertise
We develop new applications for waste CO2, including switchable (“smart”) solvents, switchable surfactants, switchable latexes and other solids, supercritical CO2, CO2-expanded liquids and conversion of biomass into useful products. Many of our smart fluids can change their properties upon command, including their polarity, viscosity, osmotic pressure and miscibility.
Research services
- Chemistry research
- Molecular design
- Smart fluid design
- Biomass conversion
- Applications of CO2
- Supercritical fluids
Sectors of application
- Chemical industries
- Clean technology
- Energy
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| GC-MS | Analysis of complex chemical mixtures |
| React-IR | In situ spectroscopy of liquid or supercritical fluid mixtures, including at elevated pressures |
| High-pressure vessels and equipment | For testing of reactions and extractions using supercritical or liquid CO2 or gas-expanded solvents |
| Glove box | For the manipulation of air-sensitive chemicals such as catalysts |
| Spectrofluorometer | For detection and analysis of fluorescent chemicals, including at elevated pressures |
| UV/visible spectrometer | For the detection and analysis of chemicals, including at elevated pressures |
| HPLC, with CD detector | For the analysis of chemical mixtures, including chiral compounds |
Private and public sector research partners
- GreenCentre Canada
- Shell
- BASF
- Forward Water Technologies
- Utilities Kingston
- BC Research Inc.
- Solvay
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| NSERC on Jessop technology (video) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B2MOUj6d0I |
| Jessop technology used by Forward Water Technologies (video) | https://www.forwardwater.com/newsroom |