Backgrounder

September 25, 2008

BUILDING ONTARIO’S INNOVATION ECONOMY

BIOECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS

Lakehead University

Dr. Lionel Catalan, Dr. Steve Kinrade, Dr. Charles Xu
Developing beneficial uses for waste from natural resources
Provincial Funding: $136,526

While Ontario’s natural resources sector makes vital contributions to the economy, it also generates significant quantities of waste. Drs. Lionel Catalan, Steve Kinrade and Charles Xu at Lakehead University are exploring ways of reducing the environmental impact of waste produced by the natural resource industries through advances in prediction methods, treatment processes and design of disposal sites. Their research also focuses on developing beneficial uses for waste, including new biomass-derived products from one of Canada’s richest resources, the Boreal Forest.

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See also:

• News Release:
  Fuelling Alternative Energy Research
• Backgrounder:
  Creating the Jobs, Clean Technologies and Energy Sources of the Future
• Backgrounder:
  Bioeconomy, Environment and Clean Technology Projects
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