Expertise in energy transition
Development of products whose inputs are derived from recycling.
Development of skills in recycling decommissioned carbon composite parts and reclaiming extracted textile fibers and resins.
Geotechnical and materials expertise for geotextiles applicable to mining Expertise in characterization and performance of dust bags for mineral processing plants.
Expertise in surface treatment of materials using low-energy technologies.
Expertise in textile engineering, materials engineering, chemical engineering, polymer formulation, mechanical analysis, geotechnics, materials durability, materials characterization.
E N E R G Y
Value of the equipment park
14 M$+
Key equipment related to the energy transition
Prototyping equipment for the manufacture of textile components: spinning, braiding, weaving, nonwovens, TFP embroidery.
Polymer extrusion line Shredder/defibrator for textile recycling Flexible surface finishing equipment: finishing stenter, scarfing, coating, Low-energy consumption equipment: supercritical CO2, photopolymerization Numerous performance characterization capabilities for materials developed, textiles, geosynthetics, polymers and composites:
- Accelerated aging : UV, chemistry, bending, salt spray, mechanical stress…
- Mechanical testing: dynamometry from 5N to 300kN, low and high temperature, instrumented impact tower, strain gauges, TMA…
- Chemical analysis: ICP-OES, GC-MS, HPLC MS-MS, ion chromatography…
- Physico-chemical analyses: TGA, DSC, DMA, thermal expansion, chemical permeation (liquid and gas)
- Flammability: smoke opacity, calorimetric cone, flame spread index…
- Physical properties: thermal insulation capacity, structure of engineering materials, including evaluation of filter bags in mineral processing plants…
- Geosynthetics: soil-geosynthetics interactions, hydraulic behavior, estimating lifetimes, quantifying transfer of pollutants and contaminants across geosynthetic barriers in containment systems(hydraulic load gradient (advective), concentration gradient (diffusive)).
- Environmental assessment: effects of temperature variations on geosynthetic interactions and stabilities, freeze-thaw cycles, thermal expansion coefficients, solar reflection index, etc.
- Equipment for measuring slope stability, soil/soil interactions, soil/geosynthetics, geosynthetics/geosynthetics and reinforcement.
- Design modules for dimensioning structures using geosynthetics for drainage and filtration, reinforcement or waterproofing.
Major projects related to the energy transition
- Manufacture of helicopter blades using carbon fiber braiding.
- Development of a controlled-opening textile to facilitate the integration of functions in aeronautical composites: reducing the weight of composite parts in aircraft.
- Recycling carbon fiber composites.
- Design of a Canadian hemp-based fabric for combat uniforms (replacing synthetic materials with natural ones)
- Development of surface treatment and finishing technology (water repellency) by photopolymerization (low energy consumption, no effluents).
- Evaluation of gas permeation of landfill cover materials.
- Development of a dyeing process using natural pigments
- Development of UV-resistant synthetic roofs based on recycled HDPE
- Development of apple-based vegetable leather
- Development of ETFE-based inflatable urban greenhouses
Planned projects related to the energy transition
- Development of flexible air- and vapor-barrier fabrics to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
- Uniform recycling for airlines.
- Development of a calculation and design tool for geosynthetic solutions (to help simulate equivalence between granular materials (several meters of rock) VS a geosynthetic solution)
- Development of a nonwoven acting as a separator in automotive electric batteries
- Durable finish with supercritical CO2 for insecticidal performance
- Dry impregnation of aerogel nonwovens
- Development of composite structures for infrastructure repair, in particular for the rehabilitation of cylindrical concrete pipes, with the emphasis on repair rather than reconstruction.
- Deployment of geosynthetic solutions to combat erosion on the banks of the St. Lawrence River
- Designing eco-responsible habitats using low-impact structural insulation panels for northern environments