Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Lethbridge Community College
$25,000.00
Sugar beet utilization as a potential de-icer
EF 2020-21
Résumé
Sugar beet in southern Alberta is a major crop and generates $32.2 million in farm receipts annually. Lantic's plant in Taber is the only sugar beet refinery in Canada, producing 100,000 tons of sugar per year, or 10 percent of the total Canadian sugar production. Sugar beets growers in Alberta are exploring alternative uses of their crops to increase acreage and profitability. Sugar beets are gaining attention as a sustainable source of food ingredients as well as biochemicals with multiple applications. The present study in partnership between Lethbridge College (LC) and Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) which represents over 150 sugar beet growers focuses on utilizing sugar beet juice as an ingredient for road de-icer. The present research project focuses on exploring the properties and compositional analysis of sugar beet juice and analyzes its potential to be used as a sustainable and eco-friendly de-icer for winter road conditions in Canada.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Alberta, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Other
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
560498-2020
Name nom
Corscadden, Kenneth
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
1694
Institution établissement
Lethbridge Community College
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
103
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Plant production and plant primary products
Area of application fr
Production végétale et produits végétaux primaires
Research subject code
6103
Research subject group en
Food science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie de l'alimentation
Research subject en
Food processing, packaging, preservation and storage
Research subject fr
Transformation, conditionnement, conservation et stockage des aliments
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Sugar beet utilization as a potential de-icer
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Sugar beet in southern Alberta is a major crop and generates $32.2 million in farm receipts annually. Lantic's plant in Taber is the only sugar beet refinery in Canada, producing 100,000 tons of sugar per year, or 10 percent of the total Canadian sugar production. Sugar beets growers in Alberta are exploring alternative uses of their crops to increase acreage and profitability. Sugar beets are gaining attention as a sustainable source of food ingredients as well as biochemicals with multiple applications. The present study in partnership between Lethbridge College (LC) and Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (ASBG) which represents over 150 sugar beet growers focuses on utilizing sugar beet juice as an ingredient for road de-icer. The present research project focuses on exploring the properties and compositional analysis of sugar beet juice and analyzes its potential to be used as a sustainable and eco-friendly de-icer for winter road conditions in Canada.
