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Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$1,000,000.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 13, 2012 -

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Location:

VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2013-Q3-04762

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

Program Purpose:

To develop and test an innovative low energy technology for treating highly impaired waters in the Canadian oil sands industry. The technology is a Multi-Effect Concentrator (MEC)-SaltMaker that operates on humidification-dehumidification principles producing freshwater and solid salts from oil sands wastewater. It provides a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) alternative to expensive and energy intensive evaporators and crystallizers.