Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01396, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Paige, Matthew (University of Saskatchewan), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Saskatchewan, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : POS Bio-Sciences (POS), a Canadian agricultural biotechnology and food processing company, has developed_x000D_
and marketed a series of microencapsulated omega-3 oil powders. Encapsulated edible oils are increasingly_x000D_
popular in the nutraceutical and food industry because of their improved shelf-life and ease of handling in_x000D_
comparison with liquid oils. However, POS has encountered some difficulties in quality assessment in these_x000D_
products, including determining the amount of oil that deposits on the surface of the microcapsules, assessing_x000D_
the amount of oil loading in the microcapsules and measuring the extent of oil oxidation as a function of_x000D_
processing conditions and aging. At present, there is no known method for assessing quantities of surface oil_x000D_
and existing assays for determining loading and oxidation are insensitive, time consuming and generate_x000D_
significant amounts of hazardous chemical waste. The goal of this project is to solve these analytical chemistry_x000D_
problems by using Raman microspectroscopy, a modern analytical spectroscopy method. The project is a_x000D_
collaboration between the research group of Paige, who has expertise in optical spectroscopy and surface_x000D_
chemistry, and POS, the producer of the encapsulated oils. The proponents ultimately envision the_x000D_
development of an easy-to-use spectroscopic assay that will allow POS to carry out microencapsulated oil_x000D_
sample evaluation at any point in their manufacturing process in an efficient, accurate and inexpensive way., program purpose french : POS Bio-Sciences (POS), a Canadian agricultural biotechnology and food processing company, has developed_x000D_
and marketed a series of microencapsulated omega-3 oil powders. Encapsulated edible oils are increasingly_x000D_
popular in the nutraceutical and food industry because of their improved shelf-life and ease of handling in_x000D_
comparison with liquid oils. However, POS has encountered some difficulties in quality assessment in these_x000D_
products, including determining the amount of oil that deposits on the surface of the microcapsules, assessing_x000D_
the amount of oil loading in the microcapsules and measuring the extent of oil oxidation as a function of_x000D_
processing conditions and aging. At present, there is no known method for assessing quantities of surface oil_x000D_
and existing assays for determining loading and oxidation are insensitive, time consuming and generate_x000D_
significant amounts of hazardous chemical waste. The goal of this project is to solve these analytical chemistry_x000D_
problems by using Raman microspectroscopy, a modern analytical spectroscopy method. The project is a_x000D_
collaboration between the research group of Paige, who has expertise in optical spectroscopy and surface_x000D_
chemistry, and POS, the producer of the encapsulated oils. The proponents ultimately envision the_x000D_
development of an easy-to-use spectroscopic assay that will allow POS to carry out microencapsulated oil_x000D_
sample evaluation at any point in their manufacturing process in an efficient, accurate and inexpensive way., agreement title english : Raman microscopy and spectroscopy of microencapsulated edible oils., agreement title french : Raman microscopy and spectroscopy of microencapsulated edible oils., 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