Grant: Idea to Innovation
Lakehead University
$125,000.00
Development of high-performance two-pronged water-treatment technology
FY 2010-11
Summary
The need for improved water treatment technologies has become more pressing with the continuous growth of the world population. This proposed NSERC I2I project addresses the increasing global demand for clean and reliable water sources. The objectives of this project are: (i) to accelerate the pre-competitive development of the promising two-pronged water-treatment technology based on bi-functional electrodes for wastewater remediation and water purification; and (ii) to promote the transfer of this innovative technology to Canadian companies. This project will have a strong impact on wastewater treatment and drinking-water disinfection on a national and global level. Currently there is inadequate access to water for sanitation and waste disposal for 2.5 billion people worldwide and lack of safe drinking water for 884 million people. These staggering numbers coupled with the increasing need for energy conservation set the stage for the urgent development of efficient and environmentally friendly water purification technologies. By exploiting the team's pending patent, this I2I project aims to develop a high-performance two-pronged water-treatment technology to meet these needs.
To validate this new technology in a ""real world"" application and to build up market connections, during the one-year tenure of the Phase I of this I2I project, we will focus on: (i) refining and implementing designs of the bi-functional system; (ii) fabricating and characterizing the bi-functional electrodes; (iii) verifying the applications of the two-pronged water-treatment technology; (iv) optimizing the experimental conditions; (v) preparing the demonstrations and performing trials using ""real world"" samples; and (vi) estimating the production and operation costs. This new system will have no limit placed on size and can be developed for both industrial and personal use. The success of this I2I project will provide Canadians and people over the world with a high-performance and environmentally friendly technique for wastewater remediation, groundwater purification and water disinfection.
Program
Idea to Innovation
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
401631-2010
Name nom
Chen, Aicheng
Department département
Chemistry
Organization id
25
Institution établissement
Lakehead University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2010
Competition year année de concours
2010
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
702
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Water
Area of application fr
Maritime
Research subject code
3401
Research subject group en
Physical chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie physique
Research subject en
Electrochemistry
Research subject fr
Électrochimie
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Development of high-performance two-pronged water-treatment technology
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The need for improved water treatment technologies has become more pressing with the continuous growth of the world population. This proposed NSERC I2I project addresses the increasing global demand for clean and reliable water sources. The objectives of this project are: (i) to accelerate the pre-competitive development of the promising two-pronged water-treatment technology based on bi-functional electrodes for wastewater remediation and water purification; and (ii) to promote the transfer of this innovative technology to Canadian companies. This project will have a strong impact on wastewater treatment and drinking-water disinfection on a national and global level. Currently there is inadequate access to water for sanitation and waste disposal for 2.5 billion people worldwide and lack of safe drinking water for 884 million people. These staggering numbers coupled with the increasing need for energy conservation set the stage for the urgent development of efficient and environmentally friendly water purification technologies. By exploiting the team's pending patent, this I2I project aims to develop a high-performance two-pronged water-treatment technology to meet these needs.
To validate this new technology in a ""real world"" application and to build up market connections, during the one-year tenure of the Phase I of this I2I project, we will focus on: (i) refining and implementing designs of the bi-functional system; (ii) fabricating and characterizing the bi-functional electrodes; (iii) verifying the applications of the two-pronged water-treatment technology; (iv) optimizing the experimental conditions; (v) preparing the demonstrations and performing trials using ""real world"" samples; and (vi) estimating the production and operation costs. This new system will have no limit placed on size and can be developed for both industrial and personal use. The success of this I2I project will provide Canadians and people over the world with a high-performance and environmentally friendly technique for wastewater remediation, groundwater purification and water disinfection.
