Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00019, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Katz, Yael (Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning), 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 : IGPC Ethanol Inc. continues to be a leader in successfully integrating the best available technologies for_x000D_
environmentally-responsible and sustainable growth. IGPC now sees an opportunity to build on that record,_x000D_
and recover the wasted ethanol present in its process effluent. Success would see improved profits and_x000D_
environmental performance for the company. However, the recovery technology must be able to capture the_x000D_
dilute ethanol from this effluent at low temperature which is generally 30 degrees Celsius or less, and be able to_x000D_
use a minimal amount of energy to perform the separation._x000D_
A promising technology to achieve these requirements is Pass-through Distillation. Sheridan College has_x000D_
expertise in this technology, making it a logical partner to collaborate with on validating the use of the_x000D_
technology for this opportunity. While the technology has demonstrated a capability of meeting those_x000D_
requirements, Sheridan College and IGPC have determined that there is technical uncertainty regarding the_x000D_
attainable yields of ethanol when applied specifically to IGPC's effluent. This technical risk must be mitigated_x000D_
before IGPC can decide on the commercial implementation._x000D_
This project proposes a series of trials using Sheridan College's pass-through distillation pilot unit and_x000D_
engaging Sheridan Chemical and Environmental Engineering Technology faculty and students to determine the_x000D_
practical yields of ethanol under these real-life ethanol plant conditions. The results will inform an economic_x000D_
assessment by IGPC so that a decision can be made as to whether adopting this technology is the best solution., program purpose french : IGPC Ethanol Inc. continues to be a leader in successfully integrating the best available technologies for_x000D_
environmentally-responsible and sustainable growth. IGPC now sees an opportunity to build on that record,_x000D_
and recover the wasted ethanol present in its process effluent. Success would see improved profits and_x000D_
environmental performance for the company. However, the recovery technology must be able to capture the_x000D_
dilute ethanol from this effluent at low temperature which is generally 30 degrees Celsius or less, and be able to_x000D_
use a minimal amount of energy to perform the separation._x000D_
A promising technology to achieve these requirements is Pass-through Distillation. Sheridan College has_x000D_
expertise in this technology, making it a logical partner to collaborate with on validating the use of the_x000D_
technology for this opportunity. While the technology has demonstrated a capability of meeting those_x000D_
requirements, Sheridan College and IGPC have determined that there is technical uncertainty regarding the_x000D_
attainable yields of ethanol when applied specifically to IGPC's effluent. This technical risk must be mitigated_x000D_
before IGPC can decide on the commercial implementation._x000D_
This project proposes a series of trials using Sheridan College's pass-through distillation pilot unit and_x000D_
engaging Sheridan Chemical and Environmental Engineering Technology faculty and students to determine the_x000D_
practical yields of ethanol under these real-life ethanol plant conditions. The results will inform an economic_x000D_
assessment by IGPC so that a decision can be made as to whether adopting this technology is the best solution., agreement title english : Low-temperature recovery of ethanol from a biorefinery's scrubber bottoms, agreement title french : Low-temperature recovery of ethanol from a biorefinery's scrubber bottoms, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, 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