Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01587, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Sadrzadeh, Mohtada (University of Alberta), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Oily wastewater is an inevitable byproduct of many industries worldwide including petroleum refining, metal_x000D_
finishing, food processing, edible oil production, paint manufacturing, and wood preservation industries. As_x000D_
one of the largest global exporters of food and wood products with the second largest recoverable oil_x000D_
reservoirs, Canada has almost all the industries that can produce hazardous oily wastewater. Water usage in the_x000D_
oil sands industry, in particular, is the biggest concern. In the steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) for_x000D_
bitumen extraction steam is injected into the ground to decrease the viscosity of bitumen and to facilitate its_x000D_
extraction. The mixture of water and bitumen then returns to the surface where the bitumen and water are_x000D_
separated using a series of conventional gravity, flotation, and oil skimming processes to remove the bitumen_x000D_
and residual oil from the produced water. These techniques are not eco-friendly and suffer from inefficient_x000D_
treatment, high capital and maintenance cost, generation of large volumes of sludge, and high energy_x000D_
consumption. Hence, the focus of this research project is to develop a sustainable, cost-efficient and_x000D_
environmentally-friendly technique by utilizing natural organic adsorbents._x000D_
Adsorbents originated from agricultural by-products are particularly advantageous due to their low-cost and_x000D_
high availability as starting materials. The high content of carbohydrate polymers in these materials increases_x000D_
their adsorption capacity through a series of chemical reactions between abundant hydroxyl groups of_x000D_
carbohydrate polymers and water contaminants. Wheat straw is one of the most available agricultural waste in_x000D_
Canada. Alberta alone yields 5.6 Mt of wheat, barley, oat and flax straw even after utilizing some for soil_x000D_
conservation and livestock feeding. Utilization of the waste wheat straw as an adsorbent for the treatment of_x000D_
oily wastewaters will be an innovative technique since the system works on the principle of 'waste by waste',_x000D_
i.e., the system utilizes waste straw for treating the wastewater from which it generates treated water along with_x000D_
saturated straw with oil which again is a waste but can be handled easily since it is biodegradable., program purpose french : Oily wastewater is an inevitable byproduct of many industries worldwide including petroleum refining, metal_x000D_
finishing, food processing, edible oil production, paint manufacturing, and wood preservation industries. As_x000D_
one of the largest global exporters of food and wood products with the second largest recoverable oil_x000D_
reservoirs, Canada has almost all the industries that can produce hazardous oily wastewater. Water usage in the_x000D_
oil sands industry, in particular, is the biggest concern. In the steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) for_x000D_
bitumen extraction steam is injected into the ground to decrease the viscosity of bitumen and to facilitate its_x000D_
extraction. The mixture of water and bitumen then returns to the surface where the bitumen and water are_x000D_
separated using a series of conventional gravity, flotation, and oil skimming processes to remove the bitumen_x000D_
and residual oil from the produced water. These techniques are not eco-friendly and suffer from inefficient_x000D_
treatment, high capital and maintenance cost, generation of large volumes of sludge, and high energy_x000D_
consumption. Hence, the focus of this research project is to develop a sustainable, cost-efficient and_x000D_
environmentally-friendly technique by utilizing natural organic adsorbents._x000D_
Adsorbents originated from agricultural by-products are particularly advantageous due to their low-cost and_x000D_
high availability as starting materials. The high content of carbohydrate polymers in these materials increases_x000D_
their adsorption capacity through a series of chemical reactions between abundant hydroxyl groups of_x000D_
carbohydrate polymers and water contaminants. Wheat straw is one of the most available agricultural waste in_x000D_
Canada. Alberta alone yields 5.6 Mt of wheat, barley, oat and flax straw even after utilizing some for soil_x000D_
conservation and livestock feeding. Utilization of the waste wheat straw as an adsorbent for the treatment of_x000D_
oily wastewaters will be an innovative technique since the system works on the principle of 'waste by waste',_x000D_
i.e., the system utilizes waste straw for treating the wastewater from which it generates treated water along with_x000D_
saturated straw with oil which again is a waste but can be handled easily since it is biodegradable., agreement title english : Bio-inspired wastewater treatment using agricultural wastes, agreement title french : Bio-inspired wastewater treatment using agricultural wastes, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., 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