Expertise in energy transition
• Characterization and quantification of waste streams
• Production and purification of biogases (biomethane and biohydrogen)
• Development of intelligent energy storage processes (power to gas)
• Validation of thermochemical processes
• Characterization and determination of potential applications for by-products from biological and thermochemical valorization (fertilizers, soil amendments, mineral resources, etc.)
• Battery material production and recycling
• Life cycle analysis and techno-economic analysis
• Mechanical conditioning of materials and formulation of eco-materials (including low-carbon concrete and cement)
E N E R G Y
Value of the equipment park
12 M$
Key equipment related to the energy transition
• Methanization platform (from BMP to a 4.5 m3 digester)
• Thermogravimetric balance coupled with a mass spectrometer (TGA-MS)
• Gas purification platform using membranes
• Anaerobic digesters
• High-throughput gas filtration system (HTGS)
• Gas chromatograph (GC-TCD) for gas analysis
• Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometry and pre-concentrator
• Incubators (6) and BMP sets
• Fermentation platform (ranging from 1L to 700L) for the production of liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biobutanol
• Electrochemical bioreactors (2*5L)
• Calorimetric bomb
• Microbial population monitoring platform
• Fermentation equipment in sizes of 1L, 2L, 5L, 10L, 40L, and 700L
• Battery materials production and recycling equipment
Major projects related to the energy transition
• SEMER: Development and optimization of the biomethanization process for the Rivière-du-Loup plant, a biogas production facility with a 2 million-liter digester.
• ENTREPRISE DE GESTION DES MATIÈRES RÉSIDUELLES: Characterization of the waste source and determination of its energy potential.
• ENTREPRISE DE VALORISATION DES MATIÈRES RÉSIDUELLES: Development of pre-treatments to control odors during the storage of residual materials using CNETE technology, resulting in the complete elimination of odors during a 30-day storage period.
• LTE HYDRO-QUÉBEC: Optimization of coagulation and membrane filtration processes for the treatment of deep geothermal power plant water.
• EMISPEC: Determination of the energy value of waxed cardboard residues, analysis of cardboard brick combustion, and the production of by-products such as biochar.
• HYDRO-QUÉBEC and SOCIÉTÉ LAURENTIDE: Development of a battery recycling process.
Planned projects related to the energy transition
• Development of processes for characterizing biohydrogen potential.
• Interdisciplinary applied research center for battery materials, critical and strategic materials, and their recycling.