Grants and Contributions:
Title:
A new plasma process for the production of fumed silica
Agreement Number:
1029587
Agreement Value:
$70,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 4, 2025 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (PCI) is a world leader in plasma processes and torch products which use only electricity (no fossil fuels) for material transformation applications. PCI is developing a one-step plasma process to produce fumed silica, a valuable material used in numerous consumer goods, from quartz. This innovative technology offers notable benefits compared to the multiple-step flame hydrolysis process, including significant reductions in GHG emissions and solid waste, as well as elimination of air contaminants that cause acid rain.
Partnering with HPQ Silicon Resources, PCI will build a pilot production system to establish the plasma technology as a viable and sustainable alternative to flame hydrolysis, leading to the first fumed silica production plant in Canada.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3J 1R4
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029587
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
853300127
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
PyroGenesis Canada Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number:
24077
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Program Purpose:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Coverage:
NRC-IRAP Clean Technology projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through sustainable development technological innovation, while improving Canada’s environmental indicators related to greenhouse gas emissions (GCG), waste management, air quality or drinking water based on the types of sustainable development technologies that will be supported.│Les projets de technologies propres du PARI-CNRC stimulent la création de richesse pour le Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique en matière de développement durable, tout en améliorant les indicateurs environnementaux du Canada liés aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), à la gestion des déchets, à la qualité de l’air ou à l’eau potable en fonction des types de technologies de développement durable qui seront soutenues.