Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00540, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Mutus, Bulent (University of Windsor), 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 : Phosphorous in its various forms is an essential nutrient for all forms of life. As such, phosphorous is one of_x000D_
the major components of fertilizers used in agriculture and urban lawns/gardens and is an important component_x000D_
of food. Increased human activity has led to excessive amounts of phosphate entering the aquatic environment_x000D_
via soil erosion and runoff from agricultural and urban lands. A major consequence of increased phosphate and_x000D_
other nutrient loads into lakes and waterways is algal blooms, which contaminate drinking water, degrade fish_x000D_
habitat, foul beaches, create navigation hazards and clog water intakes. Algal blooms can potentially be_x000D_
alleviated by removing phosphate at its point sources such as drainage tile outflows, greenhouse and animal_x000D_
waste treatment lagoons. The objectives of the current proposal are use greenhouse cellulosic waste from plant_x000D_
vines and roots to: 1- Develop chemically modified phosphate binding cellulosic materials (PBCM) as a_x000D_
phosphate-specific, high capacity and inexpensive phosphate-removal and recovery matrix; and 2- Incorporate_x000D_
the PBCM into a mobile filtration platform capable of servicing multiple point sources of phosphate. The_x000D_
PBCM will be synthesized by green chemical methods and will have ~10-fold phosphate-selectivity over other_x000D_
ions like chloride and sulfate. The PBCM will then be incorporated into a filtration system that will can remove_x000D_
soluble and inorganic phosphate, recovering the soluble-phosphate and regenerating the matrix. The filtration_x000D_
system will be on a mobile, self-contained platform capable of serving diverse and remote point sources of_x000D_
phosphate. The proposed studies are supported by AR3C, a greenhouse waste recycling company._x000D_
The proposed technologies will complement the limited number of existing tools for phosphate abatement_x000D_
such as land application and sanitary sewer collection. The additional benefit of this project is the utilization of_x000D_
cellulosic greenhouse waste to create a value-added phosphate removal and recovery agent that will be in_x000D_
demand nationally and internationally., program purpose french : Phosphorous in its various forms is an essential nutrient for all forms of life. As such, phosphorous is one of_x000D_
the major components of fertilizers used in agriculture and urban lawns/gardens and is an important component_x000D_
of food. Increased human activity has led to excessive amounts of phosphate entering the aquatic environment_x000D_
via soil erosion and runoff from agricultural and urban lands. A major consequence of increased phosphate and_x000D_
other nutrient loads into lakes and waterways is algal blooms, which contaminate drinking water, degrade fish_x000D_
habitat, foul beaches, create navigation hazards and clog water intakes. Algal blooms can potentially be_x000D_
alleviated by removing phosphate at its point sources such as drainage tile outflows, greenhouse and animal_x000D_
waste treatment lagoons. The objectives of the current proposal are use greenhouse cellulosic waste from plant_x000D_
vines and roots to: 1- Develop chemically modified phosphate binding cellulosic materials (PBCM) as a_x000D_
phosphate-specific, high capacity and inexpensive phosphate-removal and recovery matrix; and 2- Incorporate_x000D_
the PBCM into a mobile filtration platform capable of servicing multiple point sources of phosphate. The_x000D_
PBCM will be synthesized by green chemical methods and will have ~10-fold phosphate-selectivity over other_x000D_
ions like chloride and sulfate. The PBCM will then be incorporated into a filtration system that will can remove_x000D_
soluble and inorganic phosphate, recovering the soluble-phosphate and regenerating the matrix. The filtration_x000D_
system will be on a mobile, self-contained platform capable of serving diverse and remote point sources of_x000D_
phosphate. The proposed studies are supported by AR3C, a greenhouse waste recycling company._x000D_
The proposed technologies will complement the limited number of existing tools for phosphate abatement_x000D_
such as land application and sanitary sewer collection. The additional benefit of this project is the utilization of_x000D_
cellulosic greenhouse waste to create a value-added phosphate removal and recovery agent that will be in_x000D_
demand nationally and internationally., agreement title english : Chemically Modified Cellulosic Materials-Based Phosphate Filtration System, agreement title french : Chemically Modified Cellulosic Materials-Based Phosphate Filtration System, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, 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