Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01570, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ruda, Harry (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, 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 : Groundwater penetration in subterranean sections of a building can lead to problems such as mould generation,_x000D_
which represents a potential health hazard, and flooding (through the accumulation of the solid material carried_x000D_
by the groundwater at drains and resultant impedance of the flow of groundwater), which can represent a safety_x000D_
hazard and render the flooded space unusable. With construction and subsequent building occupancy being_x000D_
significant economic drivers, eliminating potential building-operation issues is important. Our industrial_x000D_
partner, Lisgar Construction, has identified, developed and implemented a technical solution based on deep bed_x000D_
filtration to deal with groundwater penetration, upon which they wish to improve._x000D_
One means of improvement that is to be explored in this proposal is the addition of nanoparticulate material to_x000D_
the filter bed matrix. The inclusion of nanoparticles may help in capturing additional, finer-sized solids carried_x000D_
by the groundwater without hindering fluid flow due to surface effects. Furthermore, treatment of the_x000D_
groundwater may be required prior to directing it through the municipal sewer system. To this end, we also_x000D_
propose the addition of an electrochemical cell to remove pollutants that may be present in the groundwater to_x000D_
municipally-approved levels. In order to study such improvements, experimental studies of the overall_x000D_
performances of the filtration system and the electrochemical cell are to be undertaken. Numerical modelling_x000D_
will also be performed in parallel with the experiments, in order to provide greater insight to the performance_x000D_
and behaviour of the filtration system and also to develop a design tool by which filtration systems may be_x000D_
applied., program purpose french : Groundwater penetration in subterranean sections of a building can lead to problems such as mould generation,_x000D_
which represents a potential health hazard, and flooding (through the accumulation of the solid material carried_x000D_
by the groundwater at drains and resultant impedance of the flow of groundwater), which can represent a safety_x000D_
hazard and render the flooded space unusable. With construction and subsequent building occupancy being_x000D_
significant economic drivers, eliminating potential building-operation issues is important. Our industrial_x000D_
partner, Lisgar Construction, has identified, developed and implemented a technical solution based on deep bed_x000D_
filtration to deal with groundwater penetration, upon which they wish to improve._x000D_
One means of improvement that is to be explored in this proposal is the addition of nanoparticulate material to_x000D_
the filter bed matrix. The inclusion of nanoparticles may help in capturing additional, finer-sized solids carried_x000D_
by the groundwater without hindering fluid flow due to surface effects. Furthermore, treatment of the_x000D_
groundwater may be required prior to directing it through the municipal sewer system. To this end, we also_x000D_
propose the addition of an electrochemical cell to remove pollutants that may be present in the groundwater to_x000D_
municipally-approved levels. In order to study such improvements, experimental studies of the overall_x000D_
performances of the filtration system and the electrochemical cell are to be undertaken. Numerical modelling_x000D_
will also be performed in parallel with the experiments, in order to provide greater insight to the performance_x000D_
and behaviour of the filtration system and also to develop a design tool by which filtration systems may be_x000D_
applied., agreement title english : Groundwater remediation through nanoparticle addition to a filtration system and subsequent groundwater treatment through electrolysis, agreement title french : Groundwater remediation through nanoparticle addition to a filtration system and subsequent groundwater treatment through electrolysis, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 257144.0, 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 2021-2022)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2021-2022)., 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