Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Lakehead University
$53,223.00
Total organic carbon analyzer for environment study
EF 2010-11
Résumé
The need for improved water treatment technologies has become extremely pressing as the effects of population growth and climate change place increasing demands on our water resources. 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. The economy of Northwestern Ontario relies heavily on the mining and pulp & paper industries. Improved wastewater remediation technologies are needed by the mining and pulp & paper industries as environmental regulations are becoming stricter. A total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer is considered as a must-have tool for the studies of wastewater remediation and water purification. We propose to purchase a TOC analyzer with high sensitivity and covering a wide range of TOC from 4 ppb to 25,000 ppm. The requested total organic carbon analyzer is urgently needed to support the applicant's NSERC Discovery research program aiming at the development of new Green Technologies for the remediation of industrial waste streams in the mining and pulp & paper industries and the purification of groundwater. The proposed TOC analyzer represents a unique addition to the research capability at Lakehead and in this region. Because most of samples to be analyzed are toxic, it would be extremely difficult to send them away for TOC analysis. The requested TOC analyzer is thus essential for the applicant to develop efficient electrochemical oxidation and photochemical degradation for wastewater treatment based upon nanostructured electrocatalysts and photocatalysts. The TOC analyzer is also essential to student training in water and wastewater analysis, and to further collaborations with other scientists and industry. The requested TOC analyzer will be used over 150 hours per month by the applicant, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and research scientists.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
406526-2011
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
2011
Award amount
53223
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1504
Committee name en
Chemistry
Committee name fr
Chimie
Area of application code
400
Area of application group en
Environment
Area of application group fr
Environnement
Area of application en
Environment
Area of application fr
Environnement
Research subject code
3500
Research subject group en
Analytical chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie analytique
Research subject en
Analytical chemistry
Research subject fr
Chimie analytique
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Total organic carbon analyzer for environment study
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The need for improved water treatment technologies has become extremely pressing as the effects of population growth and climate change place increasing demands on our water resources. 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. The economy of Northwestern Ontario relies heavily on the mining and pulp & paper industries. Improved wastewater remediation technologies are needed by the mining and pulp & paper industries as environmental regulations are becoming stricter. A total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer is considered as a must-have tool for the studies of wastewater remediation and water purification. We propose to purchase a TOC analyzer with high sensitivity and covering a wide range of TOC from 4 ppb to 25,000 ppm. The requested total organic carbon analyzer is urgently needed to support the applicant's NSERC Discovery research program aiming at the development of new Green Technologies for the remediation of industrial waste streams in the mining and pulp & paper industries and the purification of groundwater. The proposed TOC analyzer represents a unique addition to the research capability at Lakehead and in this region. Because most of samples to be analyzed are toxic, it would be extremely difficult to send them away for TOC analysis. The requested TOC analyzer is thus essential for the applicant to develop efficient electrochemical oxidation and photochemical degradation for wastewater treatment based upon nanostructured electrocatalysts and photocatalysts. The TOC analyzer is also essential to student training in water and wastewater analysis, and to further collaborations with other scientists and industry. The requested TOC analyzer will be used over 150 hours per month by the applicant, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and research scientists.
