| We are pleased to announce the following research projects for the 2013-14 period: |
For more information see Current Research |
| Project List |
| Forestry Program – Value Applications for Alberta’s Forest Sector |
- Opportunities to integrate forest-based by-products with conventional industries
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Amit Kumar, Chemical & Materials Engineering, U of A |
- Optimization and adaptation of a lipids-to-hydrocarbons (LTH) technology to convert Alberta-based tall oils into renewable fuels and chemicals
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David Bressler, Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science, U of A |
- Identification and Valorization of Terpene Biomass from Alberta Forest Processing
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Jeff Stryker, Chemistry, U of A |
| Biocatalysis & Fermentation |
- Microbial biosynthesis of hexadecanol and octadecanol
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David Stuart, Biochemistry, U of A |
- Optimization of biopolymer production by microorganisms using single carbon substrates
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Dominic Sauvageau, Chemical & Materials Engineering, U of A |
- Accelerated microbial de-watering and consolidation (biodensification) of oil sands tailings
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Julia Foght, Biological Sciences, U of A |
- Upcycled Aromatics – Conversion of waste from the recycling and paper industries into value-added aromatic compounds
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Dominic Sauvageau, Chemical & Materials Engineering, U of A |
- Synthetic biosystems for the manufacture of phenylalanine-derived pharmaceuticals and specialty chemical ingredients
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Petter Facchini, Biological Sciences, University of Calgary |
| Green Chemistry for Fuels & Chemicals |
- Methyl Mannose Polysaccharide Modified Microparticles as a System for Extracting Naphthenic Acids from Tailing Pond Water
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Michael Serpe, Chemistry , U of A |
- Development of an industrial process for bio-aldehyde production from plant oils using reductive ozonolysis
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Jonathan Curtis , Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science, U of A |
- Novel hydrophobic and hydrophyllic gels from lignocellulosic biomass using subcritical fluid technology and extrusion technology for industrial applications
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Marleny Saldana, Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science, U of A |
- Development of a novel agricultural proteins flocculant system for the densification of oil sands tailings
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David Bressler, Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science, U of A |
