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Amine-Containing Nanoporous Materials for CO2 Removal

Sayari A., University of Ottawa, CA

Amine-containing nanoporous materials gained tremendous popularity in recent years as adsorbents for CO2 removal. When properly designed, amine-functionalized materials exhibit high adsorption capacity, fast CO2 adsorption and desorption, and low-energy requirements for recycling compared to [...]

Behaviour of mesoporous silica (MCM-41) supported catalysts in degradation reactions

Guthrie C.P., Reardon E.J., University of Waterloo, CA

Research was carried out to investigate several aspects of Mobil’s composition of matter #41 (MCM-41) pertaining to its potential application in water treatment technologies. It was found that Pd-impregnated MCM-41 (Pd/MCM-41) has enhanced stability in [...]

Polyol–clay matrices with improved hydrophilic character and affinity towards CO2 – Attempts to CO2 concentration at room temperature

Nousir S., Ghomari K., Roy R., Azzouz A., University of Quebec at Montreal, CA

Polyol-clay matrices were prepared by incorporating various polyalcohols ranging from ethylene-glycol to bulky polyol dendrimers. Through thermal programmed desorption (TPD) revealed a significant enhancement of both the hydrophilic character and affinity towards CO2. The amounts [...]

Amine-Containing Nanoporous Materials for CO2 Removal

Sayari A., University of Ottawa, CA

Amine-containing nanoporous materials gained tremendous popularity in recent years as adsorbents for CO2 removal. When properly designed, amine-functionalized materials exhibit high adsorption capacity, fast CO2 adsorption and desorption, and low-energy requirements for recycling compared to [...]

Behaviour of mesoporous silica (MCM-41) supported catalysts in degradation reactions

Guthrie C.P., Reardon E.J., University of Waterloo, CA

Research was carried out to investigate several aspects of Mobil’s composition of matter #41 (MCM-41) pertaining to its potential application in water treatment technologies. It was found that Pd-impregnated MCM-41 (Pd/MCM-41) has enhanced stability in [...]

Gold-based Nanostructures for Improved Cancer Therapeutics

Yang C., Neshatian M., Hegarty N., Chithrani D., Ryerson University, CA

The field of nanotechnology is currently undergoing explosive development on many fronts. The technology is expected to generate innovations and play a critical role in cancer therapeutics. Among other nanoparticle (NP) systems, there has been [...]

Towards Wireless Implantable Pressure Sensor to Monitor Compartment Syndrome in Trauma Victims

Wang Y., Allen C., AL-Qahtani S., Merdassi A., Chodavarapu V.P., Harvey E., Henderson J., McGill Universiy, CA

We describe a simple, miniature, wireless device that can accurately measure pressure fluctuations in the limb compartments of patients at risk of developing ACS. We plan to use temporary indwelling, direct pressure sensors consisting of [...]

Imaging the Distribution of High Colloidal Stability Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles (MSNs) with PET and MRI

Laprise-Pelletier M., Bridot J.-L., Guillet-Nicolas R., Lagueux J., Gossuin Y., Laurent S., Vander Elst L., Kleitz F., Fortin M.-A., Université Laval, CA

Biocompatible and high porosity mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) represent a significant advance in drug delivery applications, currently entering clinical validation. It will be necessary to track these drug vectors over time with medical imaging techniques. [...]

Demand-Side Response from Industrial Loads

Starke M., Letto D., Alkadi N., George R., Johnson B., Dowling K., Khan S., ENBALA Power Networks, CA

With the adoption and integration of renewable resources that are often intermittent in nature, there appears to be an increased need for ancillary services and flexible resources to improve the reliability and efficiency of the [...]

3D Printing of Double Ka Band Helical Antenna

Lanouette A.-M., Hill J., Dussault P.D., Laurin J.-J., Therriault D., École Polytechnique de Montréal, CA

We present a rapid and low-cost fabrication technique to build a small array of antennas operating in the Ka band (20-30GHz). The designed antenna prototypes have a wire diameter of 0.2mm, a helix diameter of [...]