Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01636, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi (Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : Synopsis Encapsulation of non-living algae (as spent biomass) in a calcium alginate matrix provides a significant affinity for binding of metals. These binding properties of spent biomass can be used to recover valuable heavy metal by-products from wastewater effluents or provide a cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution to heavy metal contamination from such wastewater effluents. _x000D_
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Noblegen Inc. is an advanced biotechnology company located in Peterborough, ON that creates encapsulated biomass material. Currently the process includes a small peristaltic pump, tubing with an attached pipette tip, a retort stand, reaction vessel and a stir plate on their laboratory bench. This process is rather archaic and cumbersome. Noblegen Inc. has partnered with Lambton College to incorporate instrumentation and control into their process and conduct research  to determine the optimal equipment and materials needed to increase and create this expanded process._x000D_
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The research team will include a Research Technician and two research students who will work closely with the Noblegen Inc. team. The anticipated results increase production of the product; allowing it to be produced at a rate required for commercialization, as well as allow the private sector party to turn a potential waste stream into something tangible and profitable. Subsequently It would help to substantially decrease the amount of liquid waste that such industries producing liquid waste would generate and decreasing environmental contaminants in other industries across Canada._x000D_, program purpose french : Synopsis Encapsulation of non-living algae (as spent biomass) in a calcium alginate matrix provides a significant affinity for binding of metals. These binding properties of spent biomass can be used to recover valuable heavy metal by-products from wastewater effluents or provide a cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution to heavy metal contamination from such wastewater effluents. _x000D_
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Noblegen Inc. is an advanced biotechnology company located in Peterborough, ON that creates encapsulated biomass material. Currently the process includes a small peristaltic pump, tubing with an attached pipette tip, a retort stand, reaction vessel and a stir plate on their laboratory bench. This process is rather archaic and cumbersome. Noblegen Inc. has partnered with Lambton College to incorporate instrumentation and control into their process and conduct research  to determine the optimal equipment and materials needed to increase and create this expanded process._x000D_
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The research team will include a Research Technician and two research students who will work closely with the Noblegen Inc. team. The anticipated results increase production of the product; allowing it to be produced at a rate required for commercialization, as well as allow the private sector party to turn a potential waste stream into something tangible and profitable. Subsequently It would help to substantially decrease the amount of liquid waste that such industries producing liquid waste would generate and decreasing environmental contaminants in other industries across Canada._x000D_, agreement title english : Development, Pilot Testing and Optimization of Encapsulated Biomass Material Process Through the Implementation of Automation and Control, agreement title french : Development, Pilot Testing and Optimization of Encapsulated Biomass Material Process Through the Implementation of Automation and Control, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, 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