Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
$75,000.00
Development and Optimization of Downstream Purification Process of LCY's Carotenoids Products
FY 2021-22
Summary
Carotenoids, vitamin A, beta carotene, lycopene, canthaxanthin, and astaxanthin, have many known health benefits and can be converted into nutraceuticals in the form of supplements and food additives. They can also be used as a natural colourant for the food industry, cosmetic industry, and pharmaceutical industry. These carotenoids can also be used as an additive in animal feed formulations.LCY Biosciences Inc. an LCY Chemical Corp. subsidiary, focuses on chemical production through bio-based raw materials and sustainable processes. In 2018, LCY acquired the former BioAmber plant in Sarnia, Ontario with intentions of restarting the production of bio-based succinic acid and also to begin the production of bio-based carotenoids using the LCY Biosciences proprietary biotechnology platform. LCY Biosciences' production of bio-based succinic acid is an established process, but the process of producing bio-based carotenoids is under development. LCY & Lambton College have built a positive partnership through a previous project that worked to optimize LCY's fermentation process. Building on this success, LCY's main objective of this project is to develop and optimize the downstream purification process for the named carotenoids products and establish the QA/QC procedures.The success of this project will be instrumental for LCY to move forward on their carotenoids production line and commercialization. The commercialization of this carotenoid product will not only economically benefit Canada through economic growth and job creation, but it will also environmentally benefit Canada by using agriculture biomass as feedstock instead of petrochemical sources and minimizing the chemical waste production through the fermentation process instead of chemical synthetic method to produce carotenoids.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
556138-2020
Name nom
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
26621
Institution établissement
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2021
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
75000
Program id
CARD2
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 2
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
500
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Research subject code
1802
Research subject group en
Chemical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie chimique
Research subject en
Biochemical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie biochimique
Installment
inst:2
Partie
1
Nb partie
3
Application title
Development and Optimization of Downstream Purification Process of LCY's Carotenoids Products
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Carotenoids, vitamin A, beta carotene, lycopene, canthaxanthin, and astaxanthin, have many known health benefits and can be converted into nutraceuticals in the form of supplements and food additives. They can also be used as a natural colourant for the food industry, cosmetic industry, and pharmaceutical industry. These carotenoids can also be used as an additive in animal feed formulations.LCY Biosciences Inc. an LCY Chemical Corp. subsidiary, focuses on chemical production through bio-based raw materials and sustainable processes. In 2018, LCY acquired the former BioAmber plant in Sarnia, Ontario with intentions of restarting the production of bio-based succinic acid and also to begin the production of bio-based carotenoids using the LCY Biosciences proprietary biotechnology platform. LCY Biosciences' production of bio-based succinic acid is an established process, but the process of producing bio-based carotenoids is under development. LCY & Lambton College have built a positive partnership through a previous project that worked to optimize LCY's fermentation process. Building on this success, LCY's main objective of this project is to develop and optimize the downstream purification process for the named carotenoids products and establish the QA/QC procedures.The success of this project will be instrumental for LCY to move forward on their carotenoids production line and commercialization. The commercialization of this carotenoid product will not only economically benefit Canada through economic growth and job creation, but it will also environmentally benefit Canada by using agriculture biomass as feedstock instead of petrochemical sources and minimizing the chemical waste production through the fermentation process instead of chemical synthetic method to produce carotenoids.
