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Green chemistry method converts aldehydes to acids
March 30, 2015 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A tiny bit of silver, combined with water and air, can convert aldehydes into acids efficiently – instead of the classical methods using stoichiometric amounts of expensive or toxic metal oxidants, according to a new study by…
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Switching from HELIUM to HYDROGEN
November 1, 2014 John Speranza, vice president of commercial hydrogen product sales, Proton OnSite Gas chromatography (GC) practitioners have traditionally used helium as their carrier gas, but a helium shortage is impacting labs around the world. Laboratories are now weighing up more reliable, cost-effective options for GC and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) applications, and are increasingly turning to hydrogen, a cost-effective carrier gas that produces equal or superior results.
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Xerox research partnership focuses on green chemistry
October 6, 2014 by Lab Canada Mississauga, ON – The Xerox Research Centre Canada (XRCC) has signed an agreement with GreenCentre Canada – a national centre of excellence working with academia and industrial partners to identify and develop green technologies. As part of the agreement, XRCC…
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Green chemistry gets boost with $11M research chair
September 30, 2014 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Robin Rogers, a researcher in sustainable science and technology, has been named as a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) at McGill University. He will receive $10 million over seven years in federal research funding along with an…
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$3.3M for development of green precious-metal recovery technology
December 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new facility for researching green technologies for recovery of precious metals, the Greene Lyon Canada Research Centre, is coming to Laval’s Biotech City. The $3.3 million project is receiving support from Laval Technopole and Montréal International. “The…
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Conveyor system reduces waste
November 22, 2011 by Lab Canada After years of handling 70 tons of corn cob meal product per year with a combination of mechanical equipment and physical labour, Sam Pinto, facilities director at the Van Andel Institute, an independent bio-medical research institute, in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…
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Reducing laboratory fume hood energy consumption
November 22, 2011 Luke Savage, LEED green associate, sales engineer, Labconco Although safety is the primary purpose of any laboratory fume hood, demand is also growing for hoods to have a reduced impact on the environment, as well as lower operating costs. This is understandable considering that an average 6-ft fume…
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Moving toward a greener lab
November 22, 2011 Melvin Homik Sustainability issues are becoming increasingly prominent in the laboratory setting, leading to discussions about “green” laboratory environments. You can start the process to minimize your laboratory’s environmental impact by implementing a few straightforward steps. Not only can these initiatives help…
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Lignin demo plant produces lignan for research
May 13, 2011 by Lab Canada Thunder Bay, ON – FPInnovations in partnership with the Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio Economy (CRIBE), Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) and AbitibiBowater says it is now producing its first batches of operational lignin for Canadian researchers. Lignin…
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Tofu ingredient yields formaldehyde-free glue for plywood
September 29, 2010 by Lab Canada Madison, WI – In a real-life “back to the future” story, scientists today reported that the sustainable, environmentally friendly process that gave birth to plywood a century ago is re-emerging as a “green” alternative to wood adhesives made from petroleum.…
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Green chemistry in spotlight as new centre of excellence launches
February 27, 2009 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – PARTEQ Innovations, the technology commercialization office of Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, has been awarded $9.1 million from the federal government towards the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence for the development and commercialization of Green…
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Bio-energy research gets $1.2M boost
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – The development and commercialization of bio-energy technologies is receiving $2.8 million in funding support from Western Economic Diversification Canada. Funding of almost $1.2 million will allow FPInnovations to conduct commercial demonstrations of a biomass gasification system at…
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Biofuel research gets $19M funding
January 26, 2009 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – A new network, called the Cellulosic Biofuels Network (CBN), hs been set up to provide expertise, new technologies and processes that increase the efficiency and reduce the economic costs associated with the production of cellulosic ethanol,…
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