Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1

As the world struggles with challenges such as carbon dioxide, food supplies, population pressures, andresource use efficiency, staying within the existing systems that have evolved over eons is crucial. Findingways to meet society's needs through carbon that is already cycling through the biosphere, thereby avoiding the addition of new carbon from fossil feedstocks is a critical aspect that affects everyone.Located in Brantford, Ontario, Retrievall Inc. is a producer and distributor of an agricultural crop growthproduct that utilizes the power of photosynthesis to naturally enhance crop yield. Retrievall Inc. is looking to optimize a process for converting lignin by-products to sustainable agricultural inputs. Conversion of lignin to agricultural treatments occurs through a wet oxidative process, and two products, LIGNILEAF andLIGNISEED. . Retrievall Inc. has partnered with Lambton College to optimize a wet oxidative process for converting ligninby-products to crop biostimulants for use in agricultural applications. Increased agricultural use of lignitionproducts will reduce the pollution, including greenhouse gases, associated with production and overuse ofconventional agricultural inputs and ultimately give consumers more choice on how their food is produced.