Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Evaluation of Technology for Selective Capture of Cadmium from Cobalt Feedstock
EF 2011-12
Résumé
NAIT and Umicore will work together to evaluate a technology for selective capture of cadmium from a cobalt feed which is part of a process used in Umicore's specialty materials production plant at Fort Saskatchewan. The cobalt powder is used in the production of cutting bits that are comprised of 10% cobalt and 90% tungsten carbide, vacuum sintered at high temperature. Cadmium, a highly toxic metal, is present in cobalt ore and is produced as furnace deposits in this process. The removal of cadmium before the furnace stage using Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) will be an important improvement in this process. MRT is a highly selective separations technology that employs specially designed ligands that are chemically bonded to silica gel or polymeric solid supports to bind with a specific ion of interest in a solution. This technology will have a significant impact on the future of Alberta's chemical and materials manufacturing industries, improving
productivity and safely removing toxic materials.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Alberta, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
417510-2011
Name nom
Cullum, Stuart
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
25090
Institution établissement
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2011
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program nane 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
1208
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Materials sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences des matériaux
Research subject code
2002
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Materials processing
Research subject fr
Transformation des matériaux
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Evaluation of Technology for Selective Capture of Cadmium from Cobalt Feedstock
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
NAIT and Umicore will work together to evaluate a technology for selective capture of cadmium from a cobalt feed which is part of a process used in Umicore's specialty materials production plant at Fort Saskatchewan. The cobalt powder is used in the production of cutting bits that are comprised of 10% cobalt and 90% tungsten carbide, vacuum sintered at high temperature. Cadmium, a highly toxic metal, is present in cobalt ore and is produced as furnace deposits in this process. The removal of cadmium before the furnace stage using Molecular Recognition Technology (MRT) will be an important improvement in this process. MRT is a highly selective separations technology that employs specially designed ligands that are chemically bonded to silica gel or polymeric solid supports to bind with a specific ion of interest in a solution. This technology will have a significant impact on the future of Alberta's chemical and materials manufacturing industries, improving
productivity and safely removing toxic materials.
