Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00033, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Alam, Shafiq (University of Saskatchewan), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Saskatchewan, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : SaskPower is a provincial Crown Corporation and is the principal electricity supplier in Saskatchewan._x000D_
SaskPower generates more than 3,214 megawatts (MW) of electricity from its facilities, which include three_x000D_
coal-fired, seven hydroelectric, four natural gas-fired and two wind powered facilities. Among them, three coal_x000D_
fired thermal electric generating facilities are: 1) Boundary Dam Power Station at Estevan, 2) Poplar River_x000D_
Power Station near Coronach, and 3) Shand Power Station near Estevan. All those power plants use brown coal_x000D_
called lignite, which is burnt to make steam in the boiler that runs the generator to produce electricity._x000D_
However, during firing of the coal, huge amounts of fly and bottom ash are produced. SaskPower stores that_x000D_
ash_x000D_
in lagoons. This ash contains valuable metals, especially rare earth elements (REEs), and REEs are widely used_x000D_
in the high tech industries to produce smartphones, electric/hybrid cars, wind mill turbines, permanent magnets,_x000D_
missiles, etc. Since the existing lagoon capacities are running out, SaskPower is now looking to attract a_x000D_
reseller of the fly ash being produced prior to impoundment in the lagoons. SaskPower has also planned the_x000D_
removal and recycling of the impounded fly ash and produce a REEs concentrated ore body, which could_x000D_
generate extra revenue for the company as a value added by-product of REEs. In the proposed research, a_x000D_
sustainable process will be developed to recover valuable rare earth elements from the fly ash and bottom ash_x000D_
using hydrometallurgical techniques., program purpose french : SaskPower is a provincial Crown Corporation and is the principal electricity supplier in Saskatchewan._x000D_
SaskPower generates more than 3,214 megawatts (MW) of electricity from its facilities, which include three_x000D_
coal-fired, seven hydroelectric, four natural gas-fired and two wind powered facilities. Among them, three coal_x000D_
fired thermal electric generating facilities are: 1) Boundary Dam Power Station at Estevan, 2) Poplar River_x000D_
Power Station near Coronach, and 3) Shand Power Station near Estevan. All those power plants use brown coal_x000D_
called lignite, which is burnt to make steam in the boiler that runs the generator to produce electricity._x000D_
However, during firing of the coal, huge amounts of fly and bottom ash are produced. SaskPower stores that_x000D_
ash_x000D_
in lagoons. This ash contains valuable metals, especially rare earth elements (REEs), and REEs are widely used_x000D_
in the high tech industries to produce smartphones, electric/hybrid cars, wind mill turbines, permanent magnets,_x000D_
missiles, etc. Since the existing lagoon capacities are running out, SaskPower is now looking to attract a_x000D_
reseller of the fly ash being produced prior to impoundment in the lagoons. SaskPower has also planned the_x000D_
removal and recycling of the impounded fly ash and produce a REEs concentrated ore body, which could_x000D_
generate extra revenue for the company as a value added by-product of REEs. In the proposed research, a_x000D_
sustainable process will be developed to recover valuable rare earth elements from the fly ash and bottom ash_x000D_
using hydrometallurgical techniques., agreement title english : Extraction of rare earth elements (REEs) from fly ash and bottom ash of SaskPower's Poplar River thermal power plants, agreement title french : Extraction of rare earth elements (REEs) from fly ash and bottom ash of SaskPower's Poplar River thermal power plants, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-22, 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