Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01973, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Zendehboudi, Sohrab (Memorial University of Newfoundland), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Newfoundland and Labrador|Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Current Water Technologies Inc. (formerly ENPAR Technologies Inc.) located in ON, Canada is a water_x000D_
treatment company that is focused on the treatment of industrial municipal, run-off and flood water. The_x000D_
company has high experience and strong expertise in separation of contaminations and chemicals such as_x000D_
arsenic, nitrate, ammonia, sulfate, hydrocarbons and other organic matter. To solve the problem of clients in_x000D_
treatment of oily wastewater systems, the company is interested in separating the organic compounds in a_x000D_
process that minimizes the negative impacts of solids. Current technologies to separate the oil contaminants are_x000D_
not energy efficient and they are composition dependent. In dilute oil contaminations, the oil volume is_x000D_
significantly smaller than that of the water phase, so the separation process has to be highly selective to make_x000D_
the process sustainable and economically viable. Conventionally, hydrophilic membrane separation is used in_x000D_
the oil-water separation. This method suffers from low energy efficiency for the dilute oil concentration_x000D_
because the membrane pressure drop and maintenance correlate to the flow rate of the permeate. Although, the_x000D_
company believes in hydrophobic membranes to solve this problem, they are not able to implement the idea_x000D_
due to the lack of expertise in design of this particular membrane. Thus, we propose a novel oil-water_x000D_
separation methodology, using functionalized mesh-based membranes that only allows the permeation of oil._x000D_
These membranes will be utilized in a process design that continuously separates the oil at a lower energy_x000D_
input. It features a higher separation efficiency while reducing the maintenance costs due to membrane damage._x000D_
The proposed idea targets industries that produce oily wastewater. It will particularly benefit Canada to_x000D_
maintain its pioneering position in developing sustainable processes with minimized environmental footprints._x000D_
Canadian industries such as heavy oil production (AB, SK, and BC), aviation (QC), automobile manufacturing_x000D_
(ON), agriculture (SK, ON), fishery (NL), and food processing (in most provinces) can potentially benefit from_x000D_
the research outcomes., program purpose french : Current Water Technologies Inc. (formerly ENPAR Technologies Inc.) located in ON, Canada is a water_x000D_
treatment company that is focused on the treatment of industrial municipal, run-off and flood water. The_x000D_
company has high experience and strong expertise in separation of contaminations and chemicals such as_x000D_
arsenic, nitrate, ammonia, sulfate, hydrocarbons and other organic matter. To solve the problem of clients in_x000D_
treatment of oily wastewater systems, the company is interested in separating the organic compounds in a_x000D_
process that minimizes the negative impacts of solids. Current technologies to separate the oil contaminants are_x000D_
not energy efficient and they are composition dependent. In dilute oil contaminations, the oil volume is_x000D_
significantly smaller than that of the water phase, so the separation process has to be highly selective to make_x000D_
the process sustainable and economically viable. Conventionally, hydrophilic membrane separation is used in_x000D_
the oil-water separation. This method suffers from low energy efficiency for the dilute oil concentration_x000D_
because the membrane pressure drop and maintenance correlate to the flow rate of the permeate. Although, the_x000D_
company believes in hydrophobic membranes to solve this problem, they are not able to implement the idea_x000D_
due to the lack of expertise in design of this particular membrane. Thus, we propose a novel oil-water_x000D_
separation methodology, using functionalized mesh-based membranes that only allows the permeation of oil._x000D_
These membranes will be utilized in a process design that continuously separates the oil at a lower energy_x000D_
input. It features a higher separation efficiency while reducing the maintenance costs due to membrane damage._x000D_
The proposed idea targets industries that produce oily wastewater. It will particularly benefit Canada to_x000D_
maintain its pioneering position in developing sustainable processes with minimized environmental footprints._x000D_
Canadian industries such as heavy oil production (AB, SK, and BC), aviation (QC), automobile manufacturing_x000D_
(ON), agriculture (SK, ON), fishery (NL), and food processing (in most provinces) can potentially benefit from_x000D_
the research outcomes., agreement title english : The Use of Functionalized Mesh-Based Membranes to Separate Low Concentration Oil Contaminations from Wastewater, agreement title french : The Use of Functionalized Mesh-Based Membranes to Separate Low Concentration Oil Contaminations from Wastewater, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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