Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of British Columbia
$100,000.00
Aqueous Metals Processing
FY 2017-18
Summary
New technologies that improve sustainability are increasingly important given our current global economic and environmental challenges. This CRC is focused on two aspects of Aqueous Metals Processing to provide such technologies. Firstly, metals such as nickel and copper are used ubiquitously and represent a large part of Canada's economy, but the current extraction and processing technologies for these metals are not sustainable in the long term due to increasingly marginal ore-bodies that contain high concentrations of toxic elements such as arsenic and antimony. This Chair will investigate new aqueous atmospheric temperature and pressure processing technologies to ensure sustainable production of these important metals. Secondly, aqueous molybdenum and molybdenum alloy deposition processes will be investigated to improve performance and reduce costs in several areas of technological importance, such as in the manufacturing of thin film solar cells and the coating of parts for oil and gas service.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000228716-2012
Name nom
Asselin, Edouard
Department département
Materials 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
2017
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
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
1400
Research subject group en
Mining and mineral processing
Research subject group fr
Génie minier et minéral
Research subject en
Mining and mineral processing
Research subject fr
Génie minier et minéral
Partie
0
Application title
Aqueous Metals Processing
Keyword
CRC
Application summary
New technologies that improve sustainability are increasingly important given our current global economic and environmental challenges. This CRC is focused on two aspects of Aqueous Metals Processing to provide such technologies. Firstly, metals such as nickel and copper are used ubiquitously and represent a large part of Canada's economy, but the current extraction and processing technologies for these metals are not sustainable in the long term due to increasingly marginal ore-bodies that contain high concentrations of toxic elements such as arsenic and antimony. This Chair will investigate new aqueous atmospheric temperature and pressure processing technologies to ensure sustainable production of these important metals. Secondly, aqueous molybdenum and molybdenum alloy deposition processes will be investigated to improve performance and reduce costs in several areas of technological importance, such as in the manufacturing of thin film solar cells and the coating of parts for oil and gas service.
