Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01734, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Tabil, Lope (University of Saskatchewan), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Saskatchewan, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Superabsorbent hydrogels are high-value biomaterials utilized as water absorbent, immobilizer or as cell_x000D_
carriers. They find application in several sectors such as packaging, agricultural, biomedical, tissue engineering_x000D_
and regenerative medicine industries. Cellulosic materials could be used as a sustainable source material for the_x000D_
fabrication of superabsorbent hydrogels. Seed flax production byproduct, mainly flax fiber, is a cellulose-rich_x000D_
material that has not been researched and used as raw material for superabsorbent fabrication. There is a lack of_x000D_
technology and technical information to modify this natural fiber to superabsorbent hydrogels._x000D_
The main objective of this project is to fabricate superabsorbent hydrogels from intact and chemically modified_x000D_
flax fiber. The fibrous material will be processed through sol-gel mechanism to turn it into a superabsorbent_x000D_
material. The potential application of the fabricated hydrogels will be tested for bioenergy/energy application as_x000D_
extreme water absorbents for water-bioethanol mixture and greenhouse/agriculture application as a moisture_x000D_
reservoir in the soil. The mechanical, physical and water-absorption performance of the fabricated hydrogels_x000D_
will be tested and compared with commercial superabsorbents through standard procedures., program purpose french : Superabsorbent hydrogels are high-value biomaterials utilized as water absorbent, immobilizer or as cell_x000D_
carriers. They find application in several sectors such as packaging, agricultural, biomedical, tissue engineering_x000D_
and regenerative medicine industries. Cellulosic materials could be used as a sustainable source material for the_x000D_
fabrication of superabsorbent hydrogels. Seed flax production byproduct, mainly flax fiber, is a cellulose-rich_x000D_
material that has not been researched and used as raw material for superabsorbent fabrication. There is a lack of_x000D_
technology and technical information to modify this natural fiber to superabsorbent hydrogels._x000D_
The main objective of this project is to fabricate superabsorbent hydrogels from intact and chemically modified_x000D_
flax fiber. The fibrous material will be processed through sol-gel mechanism to turn it into a superabsorbent_x000D_
material. The potential application of the fabricated hydrogels will be tested for bioenergy/energy application as_x000D_
extreme water absorbents for water-bioethanol mixture and greenhouse/agriculture application as a moisture_x000D_
reservoir in the soil. The mechanical, physical and water-absorption performance of the fabricated hydrogels_x000D_
will be tested and compared with commercial superabsorbents through standard procedures., agreement title english : Fabrication of a dual-purpose biodegradable superabsorbent from flax fiber, agreement title french : Fabrication of a dual-purpose biodegradable superabsorbent from flax fiber, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, 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