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Title:

Techno-eco-environmental optimization of pea-protein processing and starch

Agreement Number:

969460

Agreement Value:

$330,880.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 25, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

The development of sustainability assessment based on techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle analysis (LCA) of pulse-based protein processing techniques has not been well established in Canada. Most of the available data for LCA/TEA practitioners currently use US and European data inventories, when available, in proxy for Canadian data to complete sustainability assessments. Given the sensitivity of assessment results to data inputs, it is essential to capture local/regional data input and make them available in an organized database to support rigorous and meaningful LCA/TEA output. While Canada spearheads the plant-based diets, it is essential to establish environmental and economic implications and trade-offs of current routes to their production. This Project will provide a detailed technical, economic, and environmental assessment of current processes for both protein and starch production. By combining experimental data and process simulations, the Project will provide optimization pathways that will enhance sustainability assessments using plant protein based on technical, economics and environmental criteria.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.

Location:

Montreal, Quebec, CA H3A 0G4

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q4-969460

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119128981

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University

Federal Riding Name:

Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Sœurs

Federal Riding Number:

24077

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

Program Purpose:

Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.

NAICS Code:

541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences