Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00369, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ylijoki, Kai (Saint Mary’s University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Cellufuel Inc. has developed a proprietary process to produce diesel fuel from waste wood biomass. While the_x000D_
product is derived from biomass sources, the fuel is not biodiesel, which by definition is an organic fatty acid_x000D_
ester. Given that the product of Cellufuel Inc. is a synthetic diesel product and not biodiesel, it is not subject to_x000D_
the problems associated with biodiesel such as corrosion, oil polymerization, and high viscosity. The quality of_x000D_
diesel fuel is assessed by several quality metrics, particularly those prescribed by ASTM D975 for road going_x000D_
diesel. Three of these metrics are the flashpoint, sulphur content, and acid number. The diesel fuel produced_x000D_
by Cellufuel Inc. meets the quality standards of ASTM D975 except for these three areas. The proposed_x000D_
research project will develop methods to improve the diesel product to bring these three metrics into the_x000D_
required range. Flashpoint will be raised by development of new methods to remove volatile components from_x000D_
the product stream. Sulphur content will be lowered by investigating new carrier fluids to prevent_x000D_
contamination of the diesel fuel product. Acid number will be improved by developing new methods to_x000D_
remove organic acid impurities derived from the wood feedstock. These improvements will allow Cellufuel_x000D_
Inc. to bring their new biomass derived diesel to market as a high-quality alternative to petroleum derived_x000D_
diesel., program purpose french : Cellufuel Inc. has developed a proprietary process to produce diesel fuel from waste wood biomass. While the_x000D_
product is derived from biomass sources, the fuel is not biodiesel, which by definition is an organic fatty acid_x000D_
ester. Given that the product of Cellufuel Inc. is a synthetic diesel product and not biodiesel, it is not subject to_x000D_
the problems associated with biodiesel such as corrosion, oil polymerization, and high viscosity. The quality of_x000D_
diesel fuel is assessed by several quality metrics, particularly those prescribed by ASTM D975 for road going_x000D_
diesel. Three of these metrics are the flashpoint, sulphur content, and acid number. The diesel fuel produced_x000D_
by Cellufuel Inc. meets the quality standards of ASTM D975 except for these three areas. The proposed_x000D_
research project will develop methods to improve the diesel product to bring these three metrics into the_x000D_
required range. Flashpoint will be raised by development of new methods to remove volatile components from_x000D_
the product stream. Sulphur content will be lowered by investigating new carrier fluids to prevent_x000D_
contamination of the diesel fuel product. Acid number will be improved by developing new methods to_x000D_
remove organic acid impurities derived from the wood feedstock. These improvements will allow Cellufuel_x000D_
Inc. to bring their new biomass derived diesel to market as a high-quality alternative to petroleum derived_x000D_
diesel., agreement title english : Quality Improvement of Biomass Derived Diesel, agreement title french : Quality Improvement of Biomass Derived Diesel, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, 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