Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01719, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Sun, Shuhui (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), 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 : While Canada has significant fresh water reserves (9% of the world's renewable freshwater), the fresh water is_x000D_
not always available where needed. There exists a huge need for reliable, affordable, and efficient water_x000D_
purification devices to provide fresh water for everyday consumption, especially in remote areas. Desalination_x000D_
is one of the most promising approaches to supply fresh water to deal with the rapidly growing global potable_x000D_
water demand. Therefore, the industry supporter (New Plateau Technologies) aims at developing low-cost,_x000D_
practical portable handheld water desalination devices. To do so, high-performance and inexpensive membrane_x000D_
to filter salt needs to be developed first. However, the industry supporter does not have the technical or_x000D_
conceptual experience to undertake this task._x000D_
Thus, the main goal of this six-month Engage project is to capitalize on the existing expertise of Dr. Sun's team_x000D_
to synthesize three-dimensional (3D) graphene/metal oxide composite filtering membrane, to support New_x000D_
Plateau Technologies into the fabrication of an efficient handheld water desalinator. Specifically, it includes the_x000D_
synthesis of 3D graphene-based membrane and its pore size modification, the fabrication of 3D graphene/metal_x000D_
oxide nanocomposite and optimization, and the test for the water filtration performance., program purpose french : While Canada has significant fresh water reserves (9% of the world's renewable freshwater), the fresh water is_x000D_
not always available where needed. There exists a huge need for reliable, affordable, and efficient water_x000D_
purification devices to provide fresh water for everyday consumption, especially in remote areas. Desalination_x000D_
is one of the most promising approaches to supply fresh water to deal with the rapidly growing global potable_x000D_
water demand. Therefore, the industry supporter (New Plateau Technologies) aims at developing low-cost,_x000D_
practical portable handheld water desalination devices. To do so, high-performance and inexpensive membrane_x000D_
to filter salt needs to be developed first. However, the industry supporter does not have the technical or_x000D_
conceptual experience to undertake this task._x000D_
Thus, the main goal of this six-month Engage project is to capitalize on the existing expertise of Dr. Sun's team_x000D_
to synthesize three-dimensional (3D) graphene/metal oxide composite filtering membrane, to support New_x000D_
Plateau Technologies into the fabrication of an efficient handheld water desalinator. Specifically, it includes the_x000D_
synthesis of 3D graphene-based membrane and its pore size modification, the fabrication of 3D graphene/metal_x000D_
oxide nanocomposite and optimization, and the test for the water filtration performance., agreement title english : Development of three-dimensional graphene/metal oxide composite membrane for water purification, agreement title french : Development of three-dimensional graphene/metal oxide composite membrane for water purification, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, 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 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