Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01675, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Smith, Scott (Wilfrid Laurier University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Trojan Technologies encompasses six businesses involved in improving the efficiency and sustainability of_x000D_
various stages of the water treatment process. USP Technologies is one such Trojan business, providing_x000D_
full-service, in-field, chemical treatment programs to the water and wastewater industry. USP Technologies_x000D_
applies chemical knowledge and treatment expertise to facilitate chemical cost savings and improved water_x000D_
quality for their clients. Iron salts are a very common chemical used in the wastewater industry and USP_x000D_
Technologies can provide strategies to decrease iron costs by regeneration of the same iron at multiple points_x000D_
within the same plant, and the surrounding sewer. Thus, less total iron needs to be added to meet wastewater_x000D_
treatment plant objectives. All treatment plants are configured differently though; thus, in order to best advise_x000D_
their clients, USP needs tools to predict the likely outcomes of chemical and physical process manipulations,_x000D_
before full-scale implementation. Tools for such predictions are not yet in existence. Full-scale treatment plant_x000D_
models are commercially available but the ones on the market currently focus on biological processes, and not_x000D_
as much on chemistry. Academic geochemical models are available but require specific geochemical expertise_x000D_
not common to wastewater practitioners. Thus, USP Technologies requires a simple to use computational tool_x000D_
to provide predictions of likely solid and soluble forms of iron depending on different proposed scenarios to_x000D_
manage chemical (iron) use in a treatment plant. For example, operators could input a baseline condition, with_x000D_
appropriate field measurements, and compare that to one or more anticipated future states. Ultimately, USP_x000D_
would benefit from a full-scale coupled biological and chemical model but that is beyond the scope of a 6_x000D_
month Engage project. The model generated by this Engage will serve as a proof-of-principle and, although a_x000D_
useful tool in itself, will also be a starting place for development of more advanced computational tools and_x000D_
extended collaborations., program purpose french : Trojan Technologies encompasses six businesses involved in improving the efficiency and sustainability of_x000D_
various stages of the water treatment process. USP Technologies is one such Trojan business, providing_x000D_
full-service, in-field, chemical treatment programs to the water and wastewater industry. USP Technologies_x000D_
applies chemical knowledge and treatment expertise to facilitate chemical cost savings and improved water_x000D_
quality for their clients. Iron salts are a very common chemical used in the wastewater industry and USP_x000D_
Technologies can provide strategies to decrease iron costs by regeneration of the same iron at multiple points_x000D_
within the same plant, and the surrounding sewer. Thus, less total iron needs to be added to meet wastewater_x000D_
treatment plant objectives. All treatment plants are configured differently though; thus, in order to best advise_x000D_
their clients, USP needs tools to predict the likely outcomes of chemical and physical process manipulations,_x000D_
before full-scale implementation. Tools for such predictions are not yet in existence. Full-scale treatment plant_x000D_
models are commercially available but the ones on the market currently focus on biological processes, and not_x000D_
as much on chemistry. Academic geochemical models are available but require specific geochemical expertise_x000D_
not common to wastewater practitioners. Thus, USP Technologies requires a simple to use computational tool_x000D_
to provide predictions of likely solid and soluble forms of iron depending on different proposed scenarios to_x000D_
manage chemical (iron) use in a treatment plant. For example, operators could input a baseline condition, with_x000D_
appropriate field measurements, and compare that to one or more anticipated future states. Ultimately, USP_x000D_
would benefit from a full-scale coupled biological and chemical model but that is beyond the scope of a 6_x000D_
month Engage project. The model generated by this Engage will serve as a proof-of-principle and, although a_x000D_
useful tool in itself, will also be a starting place for development of more advanced computational tools and_x000D_
extended collaborations., agreement title english : Development of a geochemical tool to predict iron precipitation in wastewater, agreement title french : Development of a geochemical tool to predict iron precipitation in wastewater, 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