Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of Western Ontario
$91,000.00
CapturePhos - Next generation material for O2 barriers and scavenging application
FY 2019-20
Summary
Developing new technologies for emerging issues in society is a key mandate for scientists and engineers. Establishing a sustainable environment and healthy economy is critical to everyday life, this includes following the ""3 R's"" of ""reduce, reuse and recycle"". Part of the ""reduce"" component of sustainable living must also include the reduction of food waste of which spoilage is a major component, and in this context, the ability to extend the shelf life of our food is a key agenda item. The project outlined in this proposal is a synergistic partnership between Western University and Solvay Group (Cytec-Solvay)who with their combined expertise are generating a new approach to food packaging that aims to have a dramatic, positive impact on food storage. There have been no new innovations in this area in over a decade. By taking advantage of some newly developed polymer chemistry by researchers at Western, we anticipate making a major advancement in this area. We anticipate that the technology will be readily transferred to the industry partner for commercialization.
Program
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
530785-2018
Name nom
Ragogna, Paul
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
36
Institution établissement
University of Western Ontario
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
91000
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
1208
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Materials sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences des matériaux
Research subject code
3601
Research subject group en
Inorganic chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie inorganique
Research subject en
Inorganic nonmetal chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie inorganique -- non métaux
Installment
inst:2 - 2
Partie
2
Nb partie
2
Application title
CapturePhos - Next generation material for O2 barriers and scavenging application
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Developing new technologies for emerging issues in society is a key mandate for scientists and engineers. Establishing a sustainable environment and healthy economy is critical to everyday life, this includes following the ""3 R's"" of ""reduce, reuse and recycle"". Part of the ""reduce"" component of sustainable living must also include the reduction of food waste of which spoilage is a major component, and in this context, the ability to extend the shelf life of our food is a key agenda item. The project outlined in this proposal is a synergistic partnership between Western University and Solvay Group (Cytec-Solvay)who with their combined expertise are generating a new approach to food packaging that aims to have a dramatic, positive impact on food storage. There have been no new innovations in this area in over a decade. By taking advantage of some newly developed polymer chemistry by researchers at Western, we anticipate making a major advancement in this area. We anticipate that the technology will be readily transferred to the industry partner for commercialization.
