Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00064, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dambrowitz, Christopher (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : The goal of this project is to evaluate an in-situ bioremediation treatment for the degradation of naphthenic acids (NAs) in oil sands process water by promoting the growth of NA-degrading bacteria on engineered silica structures embedded in plastic media. Hollow silica microspheres, engineered and produced by Materium Inc., will be evaluated in terms of their ability to increase the rate of NA degradation at the bench scale. The primary outcome of this project will be the generation of actionable research knowledge that Materium will use to refine their products and expand their current customer base. The project will also generate knowledge in the emerging research area of passive environmental remediation of NA contaminated water. More broadly, the results of this study are anticipated to contribute to the pursuit of economically viable treatment options available to companies for in-situ remediation of primary source of acute toxicity in oil sands process water, and reduce equipment corrosion caused by NAs in recycled processed water., program purpose french : The goal of this project is to evaluate an in-situ bioremediation treatment for the degradation of naphthenic acids (NAs) in oil sands process water by promoting the growth of NA-degrading bacteria on engineered silica structures embedded in plastic media. Hollow silica microspheres, engineered and produced by Materium Inc., will be evaluated in terms of their ability to increase the rate of NA degradation at the bench scale. The primary outcome of this project will be the generation of actionable research knowledge that Materium will use to refine their products and expand their current customer base. The project will also generate knowledge in the emerging research area of passive environmental remediation of NA contaminated water. More broadly, the results of this study are anticipated to contribute to the pursuit of economically viable treatment options available to companies for in-situ remediation of primary source of acute toxicity in oil sands process water, and reduce equipment corrosion caused by NAs in recycled processed water., agreement title english : Passive Degradation of Naphthenic Acids using a Biofilm Process, agreement title french : Passive Degradation of Naphthenic Acids using a Biofilm Process, agreement number : CARD1, 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