Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00447, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Alamdari, Houshang (Université Laval), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Canada produces 6% of the world's supply of refined zinc while CEZinc alone produces 265 000 tons at its_x000D_
Valleyfield plant. This process is energy intensive and its need for electricity hits 45 M$ per year. Increasing_x000D_
the energy efficiency is the key factor to make the company more profitable and competitive. A promising way_x000D_
to reduce power consumption at CEZinc is to perform a substantial technology change by replacing Pb-Ag_x000D_
anodes with coated Ti anodes. Although such a technology change represents a considerable energy saving, its_x000D_
implementation is not trivial and a number of issues must be addressed before. This exploratory project aims at_x000D_
identifying and validating these issues. More specifically, the focus will be made on the effect of new_x000D_
technology on the operation conditions of the zinc electrolysis cells, allowing better control of Mn in the_x000D_
electrolyte since the Mn buildup in the electrolyte is the negative consequence of using Ti anodes., program purpose french : Canada produces 6% of the world's supply of refined zinc while CEZinc alone produces 265 000 tons at its_x000D_
Valleyfield plant. This process is energy intensive and its need for electricity hits 45 M$ per year. Increasing_x000D_
the energy efficiency is the key factor to make the company more profitable and competitive. A promising way_x000D_
to reduce power consumption at CEZinc is to perform a substantial technology change by replacing Pb-Ag_x000D_
anodes with coated Ti anodes. Although such a technology change represents a considerable energy saving, its_x000D_
implementation is not trivial and a number of issues must be addressed before. This exploratory project aims at_x000D_
identifying and validating these issues. More specifically, the focus will be made on the effect of new_x000D_
technology on the operation conditions of the zinc electrolysis cells, allowing better control of Mn in the_x000D_
electrolyte since the Mn buildup in the electrolyte is the negative consequence of using Ti anodes., agreement title english : Study on the replacement of lead-based anodes by dimensionally stable anodes (DSAs) during zinc electrowinning process, agreement title french : Study on the replacement of lead-based anodes by dimensionally stable anodes (DSAs) during zinc electrowinning process, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, 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