Title:
Addressing global climate change knowledge gaps: Next generation black carbon calibration sources
Agreement Number:
1013391
Agreement Value:
$333,000.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 20, 2023 - Nov 19, 2026
Description:
This collaboration will develop carbonaceous particle generators that are representative of particles in real-world applications, in particular, generators representing (1) aged atmospheric soot and (2) biomass-burning particulate.
Aged soot is primarily elemental carbon on which secondary organic aerosol has condensed, which causes a restructuring of the soot. Biomassburning particulate, or “smoke”, can have a spectrum of physical and optical properties (ranging from mostly light-absorbing elemental carbon to mostly absorbing or non-absorbing organic carbon) depending the combustion conditions. These two types of particles are extremely important because together they are important climate-warming aerosols in the atmosphere. The aged soot generator will be accomplished using a soot generator and an oxidation reactor. The biomass-burning particulate generator will be constructed with a powder dispersion system and pyrolysis/combustion reactor.
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:
Edmonton, Alberta, CA T5J 4P6
Reference Number:
172-2023-2024-Q3-1013391
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108102831
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Governors of the University of Alberta
Federal Riding Name:
Edmonton Centre
Federal Riding Number:
48014
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.