Grant: College and Community Innovation Program - Entry Level
Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology
$100,000.00
Supercritical carbon dioxide technology development at Loyalist College fosters community support and business inovation
EF 2015-16
Résumé
The overall objective of this proposal is to enhance the applied research capacity at Loyalist College, specifically within the Supercritical CO2 Fluid Extraction (SC-CO2) Applied Research Laboratory. The SC-CO2 laboratory has contributed invaluable industry research and continues to respond to industry drivers as consumer demands for higher quality products and more sustainable practices increase. The SC-CO2 laboratory provides the local region with access to state-of-the-art technology in extraction and analysis capabilities, however is not operating as efficiently as required to keep up with industry requests. The SC-CO2 laboratory at Loyalist College is the only college in Canada that houses this level of technology and provides industry with access to this equipment and expertise that is capable of solvent free ""green"" extraction and analysis with applications in the natural health product, food, pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors. In the short term, projects focused on hops, edible insects, and bioactive natural products will be investigated using SC-CO2 methods to generate high quality, solvent free extracts for product development and commercialization. Long term goals include advancing our capacity to respond to the needs of community partners with increasingly innovative solutions. Located in the Quinte region, the established food industry and expanding natural farming sector will allow for local and regional collaborations with the wine, cider and craft brewing industry, and a variety of natural product focused SME's to assist in product development for commercialization. With this grants' support, Loyalist College will be in a better position to move forward with our applied research strategic plan, which will provide additional opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to engage with community partners and local small and medium enterprises (SME's) to work toward providing solutions for real world challenges through shared inquiry, innovation, and technology.
Programme
College and Community Innovation Program - Entry Level
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Other
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
489248-2015
Name nom
Kelly, Carly
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22151
Institution établissement
Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
100000
Program id
CCIPE
Program name en
College and Community Innovation Program - Entry Level
Program name fr
Programme d'innovation dans les collèges et la communauté - niveau d'entrée
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1564
Committee name en
Innovation Enhancement Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de renforcement de l'innovation
Area of application code
1209
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Agriculture
Area of application fr
Agriculture
Research subject code
3503
Research subject group en
Analytical chemistry
Research subject group fr
Chimie analytique
Research subject en
Separation methods
Research subject fr
Méthodes de séparation
Partie
1
Nb partie
2
Application title
Supercritical carbon dioxide technology development at Loyalist College fosters community support and business inovation
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The overall objective of this proposal is to enhance the applied research capacity at Loyalist College, specifically within the Supercritical CO2 Fluid Extraction (SC-CO2) Applied Research Laboratory. The SC-CO2 laboratory has contributed invaluable industry research and continues to respond to industry drivers as consumer demands for higher quality products and more sustainable practices increase. The SC-CO2 laboratory provides the local region with access to state-of-the-art technology in extraction and analysis capabilities, however is not operating as efficiently as required to keep up with industry requests. The SC-CO2 laboratory at Loyalist College is the only college in Canada that houses this level of technology and provides industry with access to this equipment and expertise that is capable of solvent free ""green"" extraction and analysis with applications in the natural health product, food, pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors. In the short term, projects focused on hops, edible insects, and bioactive natural products will be investigated using SC-CO2 methods to generate high quality, solvent free extracts for product development and commercialization. Long term goals include advancing our capacity to respond to the needs of community partners with increasingly innovative solutions. Located in the Quinte region, the established food industry and expanding natural farming sector will allow for local and regional collaborations with the wine, cider and craft brewing industry, and a variety of natural product focused SME's to assist in product development for commercialization. With this grants' support, Loyalist College will be in a better position to move forward with our applied research strategic plan, which will provide additional opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to engage with community partners and local small and medium enterprises (SME's) to work toward providing solutions for real world challenges through shared inquiry, innovation, and technology.
