Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00395, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Mavinic, Donald (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : This proposal aims to integrate UBC developed leading edge technologies into an efficient sewage sludge treatment system for sludge solids destruction and bioenergy recovery at the Annacis Research Centre (ARC), a state-of-the-art wastewater research facility adjacent to the Annacis Island wastewater treatment plant in Delta, B.C. The integrated system consists of a UBC patented microwave enhanced advanced oxidation process (MW-AOP) and an innovative anaerobic digestion (AD) system for methane production. The microwave wastewater system would not only reduce sludge solids content, but also facilitate the release of nutrients into solution. The resulting solution would make it easy for microorganisms to complete biodegradation, resulting in an increase of biogas production rate. Further, more efficient bioenergy production can be achieved by an innovative anaerobic digestion system. The tasks required in this R&D project include: 1). testing of the UBC-designed pilot-scale continuous flow microwave treatment system; 2). examining the performance of a two-phase anaerobic digestion system; 3). evaluating the performance of the integrated system at ARC first, then in one of Metro Vancouver's wastewater treatment plants; and 4). establishing the design criteria and operating protocols for this integrated system. The final outcome of the project will be a fully developed 'proof-of-concept' integrated sewage sludge treatment system. The improved waste management, sludge reduction and resource recovery system developed in this project will have a significant impact on sludge management and bioenergy production, and substantial economical and environmental benefits for the wastewater treatment industry., program purpose french : This proposal aims to integrate UBC developed leading edge technologies into an efficient sewage sludge treatment system for sludge solids destruction and bioenergy recovery at the Annacis Research Centre (ARC), a state-of-the-art wastewater research facility adjacent to the Annacis Island wastewater treatment plant in Delta, B.C. The integrated system consists of a UBC patented microwave enhanced advanced oxidation process (MW-AOP) and an innovative anaerobic digestion (AD) system for methane production. The microwave wastewater system would not only reduce sludge solids content, but also facilitate the release of nutrients into solution. The resulting solution would make it easy for microorganisms to complete biodegradation, resulting in an increase of biogas production rate. Further, more efficient bioenergy production can be achieved by an innovative anaerobic digestion system. The tasks required in this R&D project include: 1). testing of the UBC-designed pilot-scale continuous flow microwave treatment system; 2). examining the performance of a two-phase anaerobic digestion system; 3). evaluating the performance of the integrated system at ARC first, then in one of Metro Vancouver's wastewater treatment plants; and 4). establishing the design criteria and operating protocols for this integrated system. The final outcome of the project will be a fully developed 'proof-of-concept' integrated sewage sludge treatment system. The improved waste management, sludge reduction and resource recovery system developed in this project will have a significant impact on sludge management and bioenergy production, and substantial economical and environmental benefits for the wastewater treatment industry., agreement title english : Integrated municipal sludge destruction and resource recovery technologies, agreement title french : Integrated municipal sludge destruction and resource recovery technologies, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 518000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2020-2021)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2020-2021)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada