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Title:

Ionic Solvents for Sustainable Bitumen Extraction: Developing, Optimizing and Prototyping a Continuous Process

Agreement Number:

952799

Agreement Value:

$50,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021

Description:

CalAgua has a patent-pending technology for deconstructing oilsands with ionic liquids. Our small-footprint bitumen extraction technology is scalable, environmentally sustainable and ideal for greenfield oil sands developments. It unlocks the vast but currently unrecoverable oil sand resource that is “too deep to mine, and too shallow to steam.” This revolutionary process separates sand from bitumen without the creation of tailings ponds or significant greenhouse gases and can be built to required production size. Leveraging common processing steps, this project will optimize unit operations of i) a bitumen mining process and ii) an in-situ extraction process. The resulting data will guide further design of demonstration-sized plants.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization

Location:

Calgary, Alberta, CA T3B 1B6

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q2-952799

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

768568917

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

CalAgua Innovations Corp.

Recipient's Legal Name:

CalAgua Innovations Corp

Federal Riding Name:

Calgary Confederation

Federal Riding Number:

48005

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

211141