Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00457, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Brar, Satinder Kaur (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 : Pyrovac Inc. is a Canadian company based in Quebec which is specialized in the pyrolysis of biomass. As a_x000D_
technology provider and industrial equipment manufacturer, the company is eager to find new markets for the_x000D_
biomass-derived pyrolysis products enabled by its pyrolysis process and hence they approached INRS. Typical_x000D_
pyrolysis of biomass produces a solid phase called biochar and a liquid phase referred to as wood vinegar_x000D_
(WV). WV has a rich biochemical composition which can be exploited. In Quebec, resinous wood is a_x000D_
predominant species and Pyrovac would like to expand usage of its WV natural product in other application_x000D_
domains, such as food applications, biocosmetics or the antimicrobial market. Indeed, antimicrobial_x000D_
applications represent an unexplored area which has commercial potential and Pyrovac Inc. wishes to explore_x000D_
this application with INRS-ETE. The main goal of the proposed engage project is the testing of anti-microbial_x000D_
action of softwood-derived wood vinegar. The project comprises three sub-objectives: a) effect of wood_x000D_
vinegar on different microorganisms; b) determination of the optimum concentration of the wood vinegar for_x000D_
an anti-microbial action; and c) evaluation of anti-microbial effectiveness of the optimized wood vinegar_x000D_
dosage., program purpose french : Pyrovac Inc. is a Canadian company based in Quebec which is specialized in the pyrolysis of biomass. As a_x000D_
technology provider and industrial equipment manufacturer, the company is eager to find new markets for the_x000D_
biomass-derived pyrolysis products enabled by its pyrolysis process and hence they approached INRS. Typical_x000D_
pyrolysis of biomass produces a solid phase called biochar and a liquid phase referred to as wood vinegar_x000D_
(WV). WV has a rich biochemical composition which can be exploited. In Quebec, resinous wood is a_x000D_
predominant species and Pyrovac would like to expand usage of its WV natural product in other application_x000D_
domains, such as food applications, biocosmetics or the antimicrobial market. Indeed, antimicrobial_x000D_
applications represent an unexplored area which has commercial potential and Pyrovac Inc. wishes to explore_x000D_
this application with INRS-ETE. The main goal of the proposed engage project is the testing of anti-microbial_x000D_
action of softwood-derived wood vinegar. The project comprises three sub-objectives: a) effect of wood_x000D_
vinegar on different microorganisms; b) determination of the optimum concentration of the wood vinegar for_x000D_
an anti-microbial action; and c) evaluation of anti-microbial effectiveness of the optimized wood vinegar_x000D_
dosage., agreement title english : Novel anti-microbial properties for wood vinegar derived from Canadian softwood biomass pyrolysis, agreement title french : Novel anti-microbial properties for wood vinegar derived from Canadian softwood biomass pyrolysis, 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