Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00448, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ellis, Naoko (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 : Cantimber Biotech Inc. is the only large-scale manufacturer of wood-based activated carbon (AC) in Canada._x000D_
Their AC is currently used for purifying water, food and pharmaceuticals. To further expand their market,_x000D_
Cantimber is looking to enhance the characteristics of their AC to be used in high-value and niche applications,_x000D_
i.e., electrochemical energy storage devices (supercapacitor). Their competitive advantage is the_x000D_
cost-effectiveness and renewability of their AC which is produced by a chemical-free thermo-physical process._x000D_
However, certain properties of their product (e.g., electrical conductivity) need to be developed to compete_x000D_
with commercial existing carbon-based material._x000D_
The current research project is aimed at studying the existing properties of Cantimber's AC for electrochemical_x000D_
adsorption applications. Upon analyzing these properties, corresponding methods to further develop the_x000D_
required properties will be identified through lab-scale research. Furthermore, the modifications in the_x000D_
production process will be proposed based on the existing commercial scale process units. Supercapacitor_x000D_
electrodes will be made with optimized process conditions and will be compared with the commercial existing_x000D_
material., program purpose french : Cantimber Biotech Inc. is the only large-scale manufacturer of wood-based activated carbon (AC) in Canada._x000D_
Their AC is currently used for purifying water, food and pharmaceuticals. To further expand their market,_x000D_
Cantimber is looking to enhance the characteristics of their AC to be used in high-value and niche applications,_x000D_
i.e., electrochemical energy storage devices (supercapacitor). Their competitive advantage is the_x000D_
cost-effectiveness and renewability of their AC which is produced by a chemical-free thermo-physical process._x000D_
However, certain properties of their product (e.g., electrical conductivity) need to be developed to compete_x000D_
with commercial existing carbon-based material._x000D_
The current research project is aimed at studying the existing properties of Cantimber's AC for electrochemical_x000D_
adsorption applications. Upon analyzing these properties, corresponding methods to further develop the_x000D_
required properties will be identified through lab-scale research. Furthermore, the modifications in the_x000D_
production process will be proposed based on the existing commercial scale process units. Supercapacitor_x000D_
electrodes will be made with optimized process conditions and will be compared with the commercial existing_x000D_
material., agreement title english : Development and optimization of wood-based activated carbon for supercapacitors, agreement title french : Development and optimization of wood-based activated carbon for supercapacitors, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, 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