Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Université Laval
$200,000.00
Sustainable Carbon sources for extractive metallurgy
FY 2024-25
Summary
The proposed CRC program aims at providing a training and technological platform to address environmental issues encountered with metallurgical processes, one that would help the Canadian aluminium industry reach zero footprint goal. The major environmental challenge of the aluminium production process is the considerable consumption of petroleum coke and coal-tar-pitch, which are the aluminium industry’s principal source of CO2 and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions. The proposed solution is to replace petroleum coke with biomass-based carbon enjoying zero net CO2 emissions. We intend to generate adequate knowledge and to train sufficient highly qualified people, capable of addressing this socio-economical challenge.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2022-00096
Name nom
Alamdari, Houshang
Department département
Génie des Mines de la Métallurgie et des Matériaux - Université Laval
Organization id
51
Institution établissement
Université Laval
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2022
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF2060199
Field of research list names en
Materials engineering, n.e.c.
Field of research list names fr
Génie des matériaux, n.c.a.
Socioeconomic objective list codes
RDS10601
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Industrial processes related to mineral resource
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Procédés industriels relatifs aux ressources minérales
Application title
Sustainable Carbon sources for extractive metallurgy
Keywords
Carbon; biomass; Pyrolysis; Aluminium industry; Extractive metallurgy; Environmental footprint; Carbon anode ; Carbon Cathode
Application summary
The proposed CRC program aims at providing a training and technological platform to address environmental issues encountered with metallurgical processes, one that would help the Canadian aluminium industry reach zero footprint goal. The major environmental challenge of the aluminium production process is the considerable consumption of petroleum coke and coal-tar-pitch, which are the aluminium industry’s principal source of CO2 and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions. The proposed solution is to replace petroleum coke with biomass-based carbon enjoying zero net CO2 emissions. We intend to generate adequate knowledge and to train sufficient highly qualified people, capable of addressing this socio-economical challenge.
