Mines and gaz

WE DEVELOP PRODUCTION PROCESSES
FOR

  • Biofuel (biomethane, biohydrogen, and syngas)
  • Microbial consortia for bioremediation
  • Microbial consortia for bioaugmentation

CNETE CAN HELP YOU WITH

  • Mine residue recycling
  • Reducing chemical product consumption or recovering chemicals from your production cycle
  • Identifying in situ elements (in the context of exploratory rilling, for example)
  • De-icing system and leaching agent treatment and recycling
  • Purifying and separating solution components by electrolysis, electrodialysis, and membrane filtration (hydrometallurgy, etc.)
  • Recovering CO2 by the Sabatier process
  • Concentrating effluent salts by osmosis
  • Using smart energy storage (power to gas)
  • Gas purification and volatile organic compound treatment
  • Soil decontamination (organic and inorganic pollution)

STAR RESEARCHER

Antonio Avalos Ramirez

Areas of expertise: anaerobic digestion and gas filtration, biomethanization, catalytic processes, thermochemistry, process engineering

STAR RESEARCHER

Alexey Kastyuchik

Areas of expertise: Electrolysis, membrane electrolysis, electrodialysis, mine residue treatment, decontamination, and inorganic binders and materials

OUR POINTE EQUIPMENTS

  • Biofermenters 1 L, 5 L, 10 L, 40 L, and 700 L
  • Electromembrane systems (electrolysis and electrodialysis) from lab scale to pilot scale (300 L)
  • Spiral-wound membrane filtration pilot benches testing (2, 4, 8 or 2 x 8 inches)
  • Membrane coupon filtration systems (spiral-wound membrane adapted to the SEPA CF process)
  • Analytical platform (ICP-OES, HPLC, GC-MS, Fluorescence RX, ion chromatograph, etc.)
  • Molecular platform and tools
  • Microbiological analysis platform
  • Extraction platform (sonication, homogenization, polytron)
  • Freeze-dryer, spay-dryer
  • Biomethanization platform


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ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS PROFITABLE FOR INDUSTRIES

SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION TO SUPPORT YOUR COMPANY!

  • If you are looking to find an alternative solution to selling your residues at low price or paying for their disposal
  • If you are looking to get carbon credits and produce energy from organic matter, gas, or extraction processes, or to reduce your GHG emissions by using green technologies
  • If you are looking to diversify your products, develop a product of a higher purity level, or treat or recycle leaching solutions
  • If you are looking to develop a new manufacturing process
  • If you are looking to find a solution to clean up contaminated sites

CNETE IS HERE TO HELP!

EXPERTISE

  • Green chemestry and chemical engineering
  • Molecular biology
  • Microbiology
  • Electrochemistry
  • Process Engineering
  • Bioenergy
  • Separation processes
  • Analytical chenistry


Gaz chromatography-Mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

SOME OF OUR SUCCESS STORIES

Semer

Development and optimization of the biomethanization process for the Rivière du Loupbased plant.
Biogas plant with an annual production of 2 million litres.

USE YOUR RESIDUE TO PRODUCE ENERGY OR HIGH ADDED VALUE PRODUCTS

Nemaska Lithium

Development and optimization of the plant’s key technology.
Electrochemical process optimization for the production of ultra high purity lithium.

TURN LOSSES INTO PROFITS AND DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS

ELECTROSEP

Determining the effectiveness of two types of activated carbon.
Evaluating the pertinence of using activated carbon in a treatment aimed at eliminating MDEA (amine) from a solution.

REDUCE YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT AND IMPROVE YOUR CORPORATE IMAGE

Effuents and contaminated soils

LTE HYDRO-QUÉBEC

• Evaluating the performance of reverse osmosis and noano filtration membranes in mine effluent treatment .
• Optimization of coagulation and membrane filtration processes for the treatment of deep geothermal power plant water..

ENGLOBE CORP  

Development and validation of a saline soil leachate treatment.

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