Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Micro remediation of contaminated soils
FY 2016-17
Summary
Ronald A. Chisholm Ltd. has approached SAIT for technical assistance to conduct verification testing of a bioremediation product owned by the US-based Drylet, LLC. The product, called DryLet MB Bioremediation, is a highly concentrated, naturally occurring, non-genetically modified microorganism powder that contains live indigenous microorganisms able to consume hazardous elements of oil, gas, diesel, and petroleum by-products within days. While R. A. Chisholm has the distribution rights to sell it in Canada, DryLet MB Bioremediation must be proven to be suitable for and working effectively in Canadian soils before its applications in the country. The product has to meet ""Alberta Tier 1"" set by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), one of the most stringent criteria in Canada for oil contamination remediation. In the proposed project, SAIT will carry out testing to evaluate the efficacy of DryLet MB Bioremediation in degrading crude oil contamination in Canadian soils. The project results will be used by R. A. Chisholm to acquire an approval for the proprietary product from the AER. It will be an important step for the company towards its goal to market and sell the product in Canada. DryLet MB Bioremediation is an effective, fast and non-toxic treatment product for crude oil contamination, and will minimize the impacts to the environment and help reduce the associated operating costs in oil remediation in Canada.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
506049-2016
Name nom
Tofani, Rick
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation Services
Organization id
10
Institution établissement
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
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
301
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Oil, gas and coal
Area of application fr
Pétrole, gaz et charbon
Research subject code
1505
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Bioremediation
Research subject fr
Biorestauration
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Micro remediation of contaminated soils
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Ronald A. Chisholm Ltd. has approached SAIT for technical assistance to conduct verification testing of a bioremediation product owned by the US-based Drylet, LLC. The product, called DryLet MB Bioremediation, is a highly concentrated, naturally occurring, non-genetically modified microorganism powder that contains live indigenous microorganisms able to consume hazardous elements of oil, gas, diesel, and petroleum by-products within days. While R. A. Chisholm has the distribution rights to sell it in Canada, DryLet MB Bioremediation must be proven to be suitable for and working effectively in Canadian soils before its applications in the country. The product has to meet ""Alberta Tier 1"" set by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), one of the most stringent criteria in Canada for oil contamination remediation. In the proposed project, SAIT will carry out testing to evaluate the efficacy of DryLet MB Bioremediation in degrading crude oil contamination in Canadian soils. The project results will be used by R. A. Chisholm to acquire an approval for the proprietary product from the AER. It will be an important step for the company towards its goal to market and sell the product in Canada. DryLet MB Bioremediation is an effective, fast and non-toxic treatment product for crude oil contamination, and will minimize the impacts to the environment and help reduce the associated operating costs in oil remediation in Canada.
