Grant: Idea to Innovation
University of British Columbia
$125,000.00
Water pre-treatment requirements for the commercialization of the advanced UBC electrodialysistechnology
FY 2016-17
Summary
Carbon dioxide emission reductions and waste-water treatment are a significant concern for the Canadian oil and gas sector. UBC has been developing a technology which fundamentally disrupts the economics of waste water treatment by converting carbon dioxide and high salinity waste-water into value-added oil and gas chemicals and desalinated water for re-use. At commercialization, the technology is anticipated in Alberta alone to mitigate the impact of GHG emissions in excess of 1 million tons per year and reduce fresh water use in excess of 2 billion litres per year. UBC has successfully advanced the technology from benchtop to a fully operational commercial-sized pilot with previous seed grants. This I2I project will be focused on advancing the pilot for use in the field. The I2I project will provide information on the technology tolerance levels to the incoming wastewater composition, the appropriate mitigation and pre-treatment approaches for the technology, and the impact of water pre-treatment on the economic value proposition. It is anticipated that the output of the project will help to accelerate the commercialization of the technology.
Program
Idea to Innovation
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
491298-2016
Name nom
Wilkinson, David
Department département
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
125000
Program id
I2IPJ
Program name en
Idea to Innovation
Program name fr
De l'idée à l'innovation
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
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
1800
Research subject group en
Chemical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie chimique
Research subject en
Chemical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie chimique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Water pre-treatment requirements for the commercialization of the advanced UBC electrodialysistechnology
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Carbon dioxide emission reductions and waste-water treatment are a significant concern for the Canadian oil and gas sector. UBC has been developing a technology which fundamentally disrupts the economics of waste water treatment by converting carbon dioxide and high salinity waste-water into value-added oil and gas chemicals and desalinated water for re-use. At commercialization, the technology is anticipated in Alberta alone to mitigate the impact of GHG emissions in excess of 1 million tons per year and reduce fresh water use in excess of 2 billion litres per year. UBC has successfully advanced the technology from benchtop to a fully operational commercial-sized pilot with previous seed grants. This I2I project will be focused on advancing the pilot for use in the field. The I2I project will provide information on the technology tolerance levels to the incoming wastewater composition, the appropriate mitigation and pre-treatment approaches for the technology, and the impact of water pre-treatment on the economic value proposition. It is anticipated that the output of the project will help to accelerate the commercialization of the technology.
