Processing and Environmental Catalysis Program

The Processing and Environmental Catalysis (PEC) program focuses its efforts on the development of environmentally sound and economically viable technologies for the production of:

• alternative transportation fuels, fuel additives and petrochemicals from natural gas;
• the treatment and recycling of waste oils;
• the reduction of NO_x emissions from mobile sources; and
• the sustainable use of industrial low-grade heat.

Availability of Services

PEC's services are available to Canadian and foreign private sector firms from the following industrial sectors:

• chemical;
• petrochemical;
• petroleum refining; and
• natural gas processing.

R&D projects are task- or cost-shared with clients and can be customized usually to meet client needs.

Description

The following technology areas are currently being addressed:

• synthesis gas production by partial oxidation of methane using membrane reactor;
• used-oil purification processes;
• catalysts for emission reduction from mobile sources;
• the utilization of low grade waste industrial heat for increased efficiency;
• the treatment and utilization of fuels from renewable sources; and
• upgrading tire pyrolysis oils to value-added products.

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