Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00009, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Tavares, Jason Robert (École Polytechnique de Montréal), 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 : Atmospheric water harvesting allows arid regions with low rainfall or unsustainable/expensive groundwater_x000D_
resources to collect fresh water from the air to meet their needs. Typical water harvesting methods rely on a_x000D_
simple principle: humid air is forced through a mesh net, where water condenses and droplets drain away_x000D_
through gravity. However, these traditional approaches face limitations with respect to the rate at which water_x000D_
can condense and drain away from the surface (thereby freeing it up for the next water droplet to form)._x000D_
Qube-4D has developed an alternative configuration for water harvesting, relying on porous nanomaterials that_x000D_
will actively "pump" the condensed water away from the surface for collection. Because this system relies on_x000D_
capillary action, Qube-4D requires the expertise developed at Polytechnique Montreal in surface engineering_x000D_
and interface science to set key design parameters for their new configuration. This first step in collaboration_x000D_
will allow the development of a new, Canadian water harvesting system capable of revolutionizing how fresh_x000D_
water is supplied. With a worldwide market estimated at nearly 1 billion USD by 2020, not to mention the_x000D_
decreasing levels of Canadian fresh water sources, the successful outcome of this project will yield substantial_x000D_
benefits to the Canadian economy., program purpose french : Atmospheric water harvesting allows arid regions with low rainfall or unsustainable/expensive groundwater_x000D_
resources to collect fresh water from the air to meet their needs. Typical water harvesting methods rely on a_x000D_
simple principle: humid air is forced through a mesh net, where water condenses and droplets drain away_x000D_
through gravity. However, these traditional approaches face limitations with respect to the rate at which water_x000D_
can condense and drain away from the surface (thereby freeing it up for the next water droplet to form)._x000D_
Qube-4D has developed an alternative configuration for water harvesting, relying on porous nanomaterials that_x000D_
will actively "pump" the condensed water away from the surface for collection. Because this system relies on_x000D_
capillary action, Qube-4D requires the expertise developed at Polytechnique Montreal in surface engineering_x000D_
and interface science to set key design parameters for their new configuration. This first step in collaboration_x000D_
will allow the development of a new, Canadian water harvesting system capable of revolutionizing how fresh_x000D_
water is supplied. With a worldwide market estimated at nearly 1 billion USD by 2020, not to mention the_x000D_
decreasing levels of Canadian fresh water sources, the successful outcome of this project will yield substantial_x000D_
benefits to the Canadian economy., agreement title english : A surface tension-driven pumping system for atmospheric moisture harvesting, agreement title french : A surface tension-driven pumping system for atmospheric moisture harvesting, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, 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