/// Features:
- Processing volume: 1 to 4 L
- Operating pressure up to 600 psi
- Feed flow ranging from 1 L/min to 6 L/min
- Membrane coupons for MF, UF, NF, and OI
- Can be adapted to forward osmosis
/// Samples:
- Liquids: effluents, residual liquids, process waters, fluids, etc.
/// Examples of applications
- Scanning and selection of the type of membrane to be used
- Optimization of membrane filtration parameters: flow, pressure, temperature
- Studies of the effects on liquids and membranes (precipitations, clogging, pressure drop, etc.)
/// Features:
- Enables the simultaneous testing of several flocculation / pre-filtration conditions
/// Features:
- Block and lids with a capacity for very rapid heating and cooling (PCR and qPCR)
- Independent gradient thermal function programming spread over 12 columns (PCR and qPCR)
- Gradient range of over 20 °C (PCR and qPCR), from 4 to 99 °C
- Vapo.protect technology reducing evaporation from the wells (qPCR)
- LED lights emit blue light at 470 nm and excite fluorophores
- (SYBR®Green, FAM, VIC, TET, HEX, ROX, JOE, TAMRA) (qPCR)
- Possibility to choose primers and probes such as Taqman, Beacon, and SYBR (qPCR)
- Continuous monitoring of DNA amplification and post-amplification analysis software
/// Examples of applications:
- Amplification of target genes in various microorganisms (PCR)
- Detection and quantification of target genes (ex. proteins, enzyme) of a variety of microorganisms (qPCR)
- Monitoring bacterial population in bioprocesses (qPCR)
- Monitoring of gene expression using ARNm and genotype variation
- Optimization of process conditions through pathogen detection (presence/absence)
/// Features:
- Input material size reduction and sample preparation
/// Examples of applications:
- Separating and concentrating metal nanoparticles
/// Features
- A 5-litre digester with autonomous programming for anaerobic digestion
At Polytechnique Montréal, the FCI-MELS grant has enabled the construction of analysis spaces, test wells, a Level 2 room for work on pathogenic organisms, fixed pilot installations, cold rooms and temperature controlled rooms, analytical chemistry, microbiology and environmental engineering rooms, and test halls, for an area of 800 m2 approximately. These spaces are dedicated to drinking water and wastewater treatment projects and complement existing facilities. Two laboratories for treating pulp and paper sludge by bio-drying are also used by CREDEAU researchers. The facilities available at the École de Technologie Supérieure, for a total area of approximately 800 m2, include a pilot hall for large-scale studies, an instrumentation laboratory and a wet laboratory for analysis, a microbiology laboratory, physics and weighing, a controlled environmental chamber to simulate seasonal conditions and a clean room for research in biotechnology and nanotechnology. A product and process design laboratory was built at the Université de Montréal at the André-Aisenstadt Pavilion in 2014. The computerized laboratory is equipped with the BALAS process simulation software to obtain off-site real time. A phytotechnology research infrastructure was also installed at the Montréal Botanical Garden in 2016. It will be used for phytotechnology work carried out by the Université de Montréal research team to develop water treatment processes. waste and sludge with plants.
This laboratory consists of a physical model of a municipal drinking water distribution network aimed at better management of these networks. The infrastructure replicates a typical sector of a municipal drinking water system. The pipes are about 2/3 of the actual diameter and pressure of a real network. The network is equipped with numerous sensors (flow, pressure, conductivity), pressure regulators, isolation valves and faucets (to simulate water usage or leaks) that are all connected to a central computer system . The assembly is designed to be more versatile.
The BioEngine laboratory in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Université Laval includes high-end equipment and pilots for resource recovery from waste materials and polluted water. It includes methanogenic potential reactors (BMP), semi-continuous biomethanization reactors in 1, 2 or 3 phases, composting and controlled aerobic conditioning reactors, a fluidized bed granulator, a pilot for phosphorus recovery by adsorption, a nitrogen recovery set-up by stripping and absorption, a membrane bioreactor, a measurement station for real-time monitoring of physicochemical and biological parameters, as well as equipment for characterizing water and residual organic matter.
Unique in Canada, the Landscape Innovation Laboratory contains three major components: a field data capture and processing unit; a multifunctional ACE unit (analysis, design, evaluation); and a data management unit to provide interfaces, archiving, cataloging of data and design projects, and dissemination of generated information. It brings together the functions essential to the acquisition of varied data on the ground useful for landscape and territorial reading. It also allows the linking of this information in the framework of research relating, for example, to the evaluation of visual impacts, the assessment of prospective scenarios of landscape evolution or the post-conception evaluation of development visions. all territorial scales with high-level technological equipment.
