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Title:

Sugar Concentration Real-Time Sensor

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 7, 2018 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Quebec, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q4-01256

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Miled, Med Amine (Université Laval)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

Monitoring food ingredients during fabrication process is becoming critical for several reasons due to strictx000D
federal (Canada/USA) regultations. In this project, we aim to use microfluidic, electrochemistry and opticalx000D
sensors to monitor Maple Syrup properties in order to control its quality and grade. Electrochemistry is ax000D
promising chemical imaging modality for microfluidics. Voltammetry which is a technique derived fromx000D
electrochemisrty is a powerful analytical tool that is applicable to reaction kinetics.The advantage ofx000D
voltammetry is that these techniques can be implemented with the same electrode setup, often using the samex000D
potentiostat. Among the most widely used is cyclic voltametry due to its relative simplicity and rapid datax000D
acquisition, particularly in fast-scan mode. Thus, we aim to design a compact potentiostat in our laboratory inx000D
order embed a real-time measurement of Maple Syrup Sugar concentration.