Grant: CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
$150,000.00
Vacuum-driven Anaerobic Treatment for Municipal Biosolids using the IntensiCarb technology
FY 2024-25
Summary
Founded in 2020, USP Technologies is a chemical treatment company for water and wastewater chemical treatment applications. Recently, USP has identified the potential of an innovative anaerobic treatment technology for municipal biosolids (IntensiCarb), which relies on vacuum evaporation to decouple solids and hydraulic retention times (SRT and HRT). The IntensiCarb™(IC) system, a patent-pending technology co-developed by USP Technologies and Brown and Caldwell, approaches process intensification through an efficient solid–liquid separation process enabled by vacuum evaporation at temperatures (20–60 degree C) that are compatible with anaerobic processes. This technology integrates thickening, digestion, and partial dewatering into a single unit where biochemical
Lambton College's Lambton Water Centre (LWC) has partnered with USP and Brown & Caldwell to scale up their IntensiCarb technology. The main aim is to determine the operational conditions of the IntensiCarb technology at a larger scale, by expanding the intensification factors over 2 (SRT/HRT).
The success of this collaborative project will have significant benefit and impact for both USP Technologies and Ontario. successful implementation of this innovative technology will help to increase plants overall capacity and recovery of value-added products. By implementing high-tech/advanced-tech anaerobic digestion technologies, GHG emissions will be mitigated and promote job creation. It is estimated that 100 installations will take place in the next three years, resulting in additional 2 to 3 new jobs per installation for a total of 200 to 300 new direct jobs created related to the development of this technology.
Program
CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CCARD-2022-00757
Name nom
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
Department département
Applied Research and Innovation - Lambton College (Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology)
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
2024
Competition year année de concours
2022
Award amount
150000
Program id
CCARD
Program name en
CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
ICC Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
nan
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
RDF2080105
Field of research list names en
Wastewater treatment (including water treatment processes)
Field of research list names fr
Traitement des eaux usées (y compris les procédés de traitement de l'eau)
Socioeconomic objective list codes
RDS10202
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Water provision and waste services
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Services d'approvisionnement en eau et services des déchets
Application title
Vacuum-driven Anaerobic Treatment for Municipal Biosolids using the IntensiCarb technology
Keywords
Water and Wastewater treatment; Innovative Anaerobic Treatment Technology; Municipal Biosolids; IntensiCarb; Scale-Up; Intensification Factors
Application summary
Founded in 2020, USP Technologies is a chemical treatment company for water and wastewater chemical treatment applications. Recently, USP has identified the potential of an innovative anaerobic treatment technology for municipal biosolids (IntensiCarb), which relies on vacuum evaporation to decouple solids and hydraulic retention times (SRT and HRT). The IntensiCarb™(IC) system, a patent-pending technology co-developed by USP Technologies and Brown and Caldwell, approaches process intensification through an efficient solid–liquid separation process enabled by vacuum evaporation at temperatures (20–60 degree C) that are compatible with anaerobic processes. This technology integrates thickening, digestion, and partial dewatering into a single unit where biochemical
Lambton College's Lambton Water Centre (LWC) has partnered with USP and Brown & Caldwell to scale up their IntensiCarb technology. The main aim is to determine the operational conditions of the IntensiCarb technology at a larger scale, by expanding the intensification factors over 2 (SRT/HRT).
The success of this collaborative project will have significant benefit and impact for both USP Technologies and Ontario. successful implementation of this innovative technology will help to increase plants overall capacity and recovery of value-added products. By implementing high-tech/advanced-tech anaerobic digestion technologies, GHG emissions will be mitigated and promote job creation. It is estimated that 100 installations will take place in the next three years, resulting in additional 2 to 3 new jobs per installation for a total of 200 to 300 new direct jobs created related to the development of this technology.
