Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00995, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Laroche, Gaétan (Université Laval), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, 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 : The green gas reduction strategies put forward by many countries all over the world recently led to the_x000D_
signatures of major treaties, such as the Paris agreement. Basically, these agreements focus on the two main_x000D_
vectors that may drastically lead to a decrease in CO2 production. On one hand, much efforts are directed to_x000D_
minimizing energy consumption while, on the other hand, more environmentally friendly energy production_x000D_
facilities are developed. It is in this context that Saint-Gobain Canada Inc. developed a polymer thin film to be_x000D_
applied on the surface of house and building windows. Essentially, this technology takes advantage of_x000D_
polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which highly absorbs UV light. Once installed on windows, this polymer_x000D_
film captures heat and directs it back into the room, thus improving overall comfort during cooler months,_x000D_
while lowering energy use and helping to save energy. In warmer months, it reflects solar heat away from_x000D_
windows, reducing the need and cost for interior cooling. However, as most polymers, PET is not particularly a_x000D_
good candidate when comes the time to make laminates out of it or to print inks of all kinds on it, because of its_x000D_
low surface energy. Saint-Gobain also seeks to develop materials that will enable buildind-up efficient_x000D_
photovoltaic devices to maximize the yield of solar energy conversion.The strategy will take advantage of the_x000D_
low absorptivity of fluorinated polymers throughout the whole UV and visible spectral range. Once applied on_x000D_
top of photovoltaic devices, thin films made of fluorinated polymers enable to protect the silicon-based devices_x000D_
against environmental conditions while minimizing the light energy loss through the polymer films. This limits_x000D_
the loss of solar energy production caused by the necessary device protection. Unfortunately, the use of_x000D_
fluorinated polymers for the targeted application is limited by their poor adhesiveness when comes the time to_x000D_
glue them to any devices. Accordingly, the objective of this project will be to characterize an industrial plasma_x000D_
process to modify the surface of PET and fluoropolymers, therefore enabling assembling them with any other_x000D_
materials., program purpose french : The green gas reduction strategies put forward by many countries all over the world recently led to the_x000D_
signatures of major treaties, such as the Paris agreement. Basically, these agreements focus on the two main_x000D_
vectors that may drastically lead to a decrease in CO2 production. On one hand, much efforts are directed to_x000D_
minimizing energy consumption while, on the other hand, more environmentally friendly energy production_x000D_
facilities are developed. It is in this context that Saint-Gobain Canada Inc. developed a polymer thin film to be_x000D_
applied on the surface of house and building windows. Essentially, this technology takes advantage of_x000D_
polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which highly absorbs UV light. Once installed on windows, this polymer_x000D_
film captures heat and directs it back into the room, thus improving overall comfort during cooler months,_x000D_
while lowering energy use and helping to save energy. In warmer months, it reflects solar heat away from_x000D_
windows, reducing the need and cost for interior cooling. However, as most polymers, PET is not particularly a_x000D_
good candidate when comes the time to make laminates out of it or to print inks of all kinds on it, because of its_x000D_
low surface energy. Saint-Gobain also seeks to develop materials that will enable buildind-up efficient_x000D_
photovoltaic devices to maximize the yield of solar energy conversion.The strategy will take advantage of the_x000D_
low absorptivity of fluorinated polymers throughout the whole UV and visible spectral range. Once applied on_x000D_
top of photovoltaic devices, thin films made of fluorinated polymers enable to protect the silicon-based devices_x000D_
against environmental conditions while minimizing the light energy loss through the polymer films. This limits_x000D_
the loss of solar energy production caused by the necessary device protection. Unfortunately, the use of_x000D_
fluorinated polymers for the targeted application is limited by their poor adhesiveness when comes the time to_x000D_
glue them to any devices. Accordingly, the objective of this project will be to characterize an industrial plasma_x000D_
process to modify the surface of PET and fluoropolymers, therefore enabling assembling them with any other_x000D_
materials., agreement title english : Characterization of an industrial plasma process to treat fluoropolymers and polyethylene terephthalate for the solar energy industry, agreement title french : Characterization of an industrial plasma process to treat fluoropolymers and polyethylene terephthalate for the solar energy industry, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 527987.0, 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 2022-2023)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2022-2023)., 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