Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00586, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Li, Loretta (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 : The goal of this proposal is to provide a novel process which converts wastewater treatment sludge into a_x000D_
carbonaceous sorbent, a product which can be enhanced and used to treat secondary effluent, reducing_x000D_
emerging contaminants before they are discharged to the environment. This waste-to-resources process would_x000D_
not only reduce the waste, but also potentially be effective for stormwater treatment and for stabilizing_x000D_
emerging contaminants in sediments/soils. This work will support Metro-Vancouver, a leader in progressive_x000D_
solutions, in promoting its sustainable region initiative on "Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource_x000D_
Management" and "Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management", as well as waste-to-resources. The_x000D_
research will be carried out by Dr. Li and her Civil Engineering students at UBC. The project will involve_x000D_
several components: (1) Exploration of chemical activation methods with different chemicals or biomass based_x000D_
on secondary sludge. (2) Optimization of operating conditions, such as pyrolysis temperature, heating time,_x000D_
temperature ramping rate, chemical content, catalyst type and dose. (3) Correlations between sorption_x000D_
efficiency of perfluorinated compounds and physiochemical properties of the sorbents. (4) Preliminary_x000D_
comparison of the sludge-based activated carbon with commercial activated carbon for the removal of a wide_x000D_
range of contaminants from aqueous environments. It will also provide information on the economic viability_x000D_
and sustainability of producing sludge-based activated carbons on an industrial scale compared with alternative_x000D_
sludge reduction technologies., program purpose french : The goal of this proposal is to provide a novel process which converts wastewater treatment sludge into a_x000D_
carbonaceous sorbent, a product which can be enhanced and used to treat secondary effluent, reducing_x000D_
emerging contaminants before they are discharged to the environment. This waste-to-resources process would_x000D_
not only reduce the waste, but also potentially be effective for stormwater treatment and for stabilizing_x000D_
emerging contaminants in sediments/soils. This work will support Metro-Vancouver, a leader in progressive_x000D_
solutions, in promoting its sustainable region initiative on "Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource_x000D_
Management" and "Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management", as well as waste-to-resources. The_x000D_
research will be carried out by Dr. Li and her Civil Engineering students at UBC. The project will involve_x000D_
several components: (1) Exploration of chemical activation methods with different chemicals or biomass based_x000D_
on secondary sludge. (2) Optimization of operating conditions, such as pyrolysis temperature, heating time,_x000D_
temperature ramping rate, chemical content, catalyst type and dose. (3) Correlations between sorption_x000D_
efficiency of perfluorinated compounds and physiochemical properties of the sorbents. (4) Preliminary_x000D_
comparison of the sludge-based activated carbon with commercial activated carbon for the removal of a wide_x000D_
range of contaminants from aqueous environments. It will also provide information on the economic viability_x000D_
and sustainability of producing sludge-based activated carbons on an industrial scale compared with alternative_x000D_
sludge reduction technologies., agreement title english : Exploratory study on the enhancement of conversion of sewage sludge to activated carbon_x000D_
process for wastewater treatment achieving waste-to-resources, agreement title french : Exploratory study on the enhancement of conversion of sewage sludge to activated carbon_x000D_
process for wastewater treatment achieving waste-to-resources, agreement number : EGP, 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