Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00523, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ponga de la Torre, Mauricio (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Towel products is a rapidly growing and strategic market where Canadian industries play a major role in_x000D_
providing raw materials, manufacturing and developing new technologies that add value to the products. For_x000D_
2016, the towel products represented $1.7 Billion in revenue for the Canadian industries and the growth_x000D_
projections are 1.5% for 2017. Despite the fact that these products have been produced and commercialized for_x000D_
many decades, our understanding of how towel properties are linked to the manufacturing process and its_x000D_
microstructure is still very limited. Therefore, fundamental understanding of the towel products that will be_x000D_
obtained with this project will lead to the elimination of costly trial-and-error process optimization and increase_x000D_
the competitiveness of Canadian tissue industry._x000D_
The proposed research engagement with FPInnovattions, Canada is on understanding mechanics of paper towel_x000D_
products using a combination of modeling techniques and experiments on commercial products. This proposal_x000D_
is intended to form a basis for long term research program on mechanics of towel products with FPI and_x000D_
possible other paper manufacturers from Canada. Successful completion of this ENGAGE research with FPI_x000D_
Canada is expected to lead to a long term research program in untangling the complexities of the towel_x000D_
products and making the underlying science and technology available to Canadian industries in the competitive_x000D_
market of towel products., program purpose french : Towel products is a rapidly growing and strategic market where Canadian industries play a major role in_x000D_
providing raw materials, manufacturing and developing new technologies that add value to the products. For_x000D_
2016, the towel products represented $1.7 Billion in revenue for the Canadian industries and the growth_x000D_
projections are 1.5% for 2017. Despite the fact that these products have been produced and commercialized for_x000D_
many decades, our understanding of how towel properties are linked to the manufacturing process and its_x000D_
microstructure is still very limited. Therefore, fundamental understanding of the towel products that will be_x000D_
obtained with this project will lead to the elimination of costly trial-and-error process optimization and increase_x000D_
the competitiveness of Canadian tissue industry._x000D_
The proposed research engagement with FPInnovattions, Canada is on understanding mechanics of paper towel_x000D_
products using a combination of modeling techniques and experiments on commercial products. This proposal_x000D_
is intended to form a basis for long term research program on mechanics of towel products with FPI and_x000D_
possible other paper manufacturers from Canada. Successful completion of this ENGAGE research with FPI_x000D_
Canada is expected to lead to a long term research program in untangling the complexities of the towel_x000D_
products and making the underlying science and technology available to Canadian industries in the competitive_x000D_
market of towel products., agreement title english : Experiment and modeling of liquid absoption process of paper towel., agreement title french : Experiment and modeling of liquid absoption process of paper towel., agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, 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