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NSERC Industrial Research Chair Laboratory | Drinking Water Quality Management and Monitoring


L’équipe bénéficie d’un laboratoire d’analyse comprenant les appareils suivants : Absorption atomique, Analyseur de carbone, Analyseurs de chlore en continu, Analyseurs de UV en continu, Analyseurs d’azote ammoniacal en continu, Analyseurs de turbidité en continu, Analyseur de particules, Chromatographe ionique, Chromatographes gazeux à détection à capture d’électron (GC-ECD), Chromatographe en phase gazeuse avec spectromètre de masse (GC-MS), Chromatographe en phase gazeuse avec spectromètre de masse en tandem (GC-MS-MS), Chromatographe en phase liquide ultraperformance (UPLC), Équipements pour la microbiologie moléculaire, Spectrophotomètre UV, Titrateur automatique, Identificateur de colonies, Cycleurs thermiques, Robot pour la préparation d’échantillons d’eau. L’équipe opère également divers montages expérimentaux et possède différents logiciels de simulation.

The team benefits from an analytical laboratory with the following equipment: Atomic absorption, Carbon analyzer, Continuous chlorine analyzers, Continuous UV analyzers, Continuous ammonia nitrogen analyzers, Continuous turbidity analyzers, Particle analyzer, Ion chromatograph, Electron capture gas chromatographs (GC-ECD), Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer (GC-MS), Gas chromatograph with tandem mass spectrometer (GC-MS-MS), Ultra performance liquid chromatograph (UPLC), Molecular microbiology equipment, UV spectrophotometer, Automatic titrator, Colony identifier, Thermal cyclers, Water sample preparation robot. The team also operates various experimental setups and has different simulation software.

Institution
  • Université Laval
Location
Université Laval (Quebec City)
Contact person
Professor Manuel Rodriguez,
manuel.rodriguez@crad.ulaval.ca, 418 656-2131 poste 408933
Associated axes :
  • Axis Water Availability
    Theme 1: Integrated quantity and quality simulations
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
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Optical microscope


/// Examples of applications: - Conventional microscopy with HD video camera

Institution
  • Cégep de Shawinigan
Location
CNETE (Shawinigan)
Contact person
Mohamed Rahni, Chercheur
mrahni@cnete.qc.ca, 819-539-8508
Associated axis :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
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Orbital incubation shaker (high capacity)


/// Examples of applications: - Preliminary and fermentation tests (biomolecules and biomass production) - Pre-culture development for bioreactor inoculation - Biomethanation potential tests - Screening tests of microorganisms (wild-type or recombinant); screening tests - Assessment tests of microbial culture media

Institution
  • Cégep de Shawinigan
Location
CNETE (Shawinigan)
Contact person
Mohamed Rahni, Chercheur
mrahni@cnete.qc.ca, 819-539-8508
Associated axis :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
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Pilot Filtration Test Bench with 21 Ceramic Membranes


///Features : - Filtration system with three ceramic membrane chambers measuring 110 cm in length by 2.5 cm in diameter (microfiltration and ultrafiltration) - Filtration capacity of 150 L to 200 L per hour; 600 L double walled tank connected to a cooling system - Pre-filter; Pump with a maximum operating capacity of 3500 rpm (8 horse power). /// Samples : - Liquids (effluents, residual liquids, fluids, liquid waste, liquids resulting from chemical processes, and so on) - Capacity to process samples of up to 1 000 L. /// Examples of applications : - Industrial effluent treatment; Molecule separation, concentration, and purification (organic or inorganic) - Recycling of harmful biomass - Extraction of recyclable organic compounds - Recycling of waste products (polyethylene glycol, cutting fluids, essential oils, etc.) - Separation of nanoparticles from dissolved salts in order to characterize the nanoparticle content - Nanoparticle and other nanomaterial concentration.

Institution
  • Cégep de Shawinigan
Location
CNETE (Shawinigan)
Contact person
Mohamed Rahni, Resercher
mrahni@cnete.qc.ca, 819-539-8508
Associated axes :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 2: Water uses for primary production
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 3: Water use in secondary production
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Pilot for aerobic biological wastewater treatment


Equipment in the pilot: - Pollution storage tank - Peristaltic feeding pump - Anoxic tank - Mixed liquor recycling pump - Aerobic basin - Sludge recycling pump: - Clarifier - Hot circuit - Air circuit - Water supply - PH adjustment

Institution
  • Cégep Saint-Laurent
Location
(mobile) Montréal, Québec
Contact person
Édith Laflamme, Director, Centre des technologies de l'eau
edlaflamme@cegepsl.qc.ca, 514 747-6521, ext. 8676
Associated axes :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
  • Transversal axis: Governance and management
    Theme 2: Risks and disrupters of governance
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Pilot for anaerobic biological wastewater treatment


Equipment in the pilot: 1. Tanks of chemicals 2. Circulation pump 3. Dosing pumps 4. Screed separator 5. UASB reactor 6. Secondary clarifier 7. Mixing tank 8. Process diagram 9. Control cabinet

Institution
  • Cégep Saint-Laurent
Location
(mobile) Montréal, Québec
Contact person
Édith Laflamme, Director, Centre des technologies de l'eau
edlaflamme@cegepsl.qc.ca, 514 747-6521, ext. 8676
Associated axes :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
  • Transversal axis: Governance and management
    Theme 2: Risks and disrupters of governance
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Pilot for dissolved air flotation treatment


Pilot for the treatment of industrial wastewater for pedagogy and research and development. It is a flexible equipment that allows feasibility studies on different types of contaminated water. It is composed of : - 200 L graduated polyethylene feed tank with removable lid and complete drain valve at the bottom of the tank and an isolation valve. - Variable flow supply pump from 0 to 1 33 / h equipped with an isolation valve and pressure gauge on discharge. - Supply flowmeter 0 to 500 Llh with bypass. - 100 L capacity transparent PVC float with motor and scraper for the foam. - Sludge recovery tank with a capacity of 50 liters. - Raw water pressurization system with pressure tank with measurement of water flow (0-500 L / h) and air flow (0-500 L / h), for air regulator inlet and the stop valve. - Flow recirculation pump 0-500 L / h with isolation valve and discharge pressure gauge. - 200 L treated water recovery tank

Institution
  • Cégep Saint-Laurent
Location
(mobile) Montréal, Québec
Contact person
Édith Laflamme, Director, Centre des technologies de l'eau
edlaflamme@cegepsl.qc.ca, 514 747-6521, ext. 8676
Associated axes :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
  • Transversal axis: Governance and management
    Theme 2: Risks and disrupters of governance
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Pilot ozonation unit


Unit capable of generating a variable amount of ozone of 1-60 g of O3 / h. It uses dried air or oxygen as the service gas. It is equipped with a filter, a water supply pump to process variable flow 0-60 l/min and an automatic control.

Institution
  • Cégep Saint-Laurent
Location
Montréal, Québec
Contact person
Edith Laflamme, Director, Centre des technologies de l'eau
edlaflamme@cegepsl.qc.ca, 514 747-6521, ext. 8676
Associated axis :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
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Rain Hydraulic Laboratory




Institution
  • Cégep Saint-Laurent
Location
Montréal (Québec)
Contact person
Edith Laflamme, Director, Centre des technologies de l'eau
edlaflamme@cegepsl.qc.ca, 514 747-6521, ext. 8676
Associated axis :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
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Spiral-wound membrane filtration pilot testing


/// Features: - Pumps with a capacity of 12 to 20 gallons per minute - 50 gallon/minute recirculation pumps - 7.5 horsepower (3500 rpm) pumps - Spiral-wound membrane chamber (measuring 40 inches in length by 8 inches in diameter) - Filtration capacity of 600 L per hour - 100 to 1 000-litre tank - Prefilters /// Samples: - Liquids (effluents, residual liquids, fluids, liquid waste, liquids generated by chemical processes, etc.) - Capacity to treat liquids by micro-, ultra-, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis /// Examples of applications: - Separation of nanoparticles from dissolved salts in order to characterize the nanoparticle content - Nanoparticle or other nanomaterial concentration - Purification of industrial effluents - Separation, concentration, and purification of molecules (organic or inorganic) /// Other test benches available: - Two filtration systems with 2 spiral-wound membrane chambers measuring 8 inches in diameter - A filtration system with a spiral-wound membrane measuring 4 inches in diameter - A filtration system with a spiral-wound membrane measuring 2 inches in diameter

Institution
  • Cégep de Shawinigan
Location
CNETE (Shawinigan)
Contact person
Mohamed Rahni, Chercheur
mrahni@cnete.qc.ca, 819-539-8508
Associated axes :
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 1: Water needs and uses of cities
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 2: Water uses for primary production
  • Axis Uses of water
    Theme 3: Water use in secondary production
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