We have had several occasions recently to celebrate the successes of Cleantech Commons "Cleantech Innovation Portal" companies. (If you are not yet on our Cleantech Innovation Portal, click to learn more.)
Well, this week - as a member of the Cleanech Commons community - I invite you to join us in celebrating a Cleantech Innovation Portal client AND a future Cleantech Commons tenant, Carbonix.
"Energy Examined" has profiled Carbonix's exciting journey solving the challenge of oil sands tailings. Check out the full Energy Examined story here!
Under the heading "Indigenous cleantech company’s journey toward solving the challenge of oil sands tailings", Energy Examined writes that Carbonix is "developing cleantech that turns an oil and gas byproduct into a material used to treat industrial waste, including oil sands tailings."
The successes that Carbonix has enjoyed recently are the result of a significant collaboration with Trent University’s chemistry department in Peterborough, Ontario.
Through this industry-academic collaboration, different materials and ideas have been tested - leading to the development of an innovative process, using nano-engineering, that converts large amounts of petroleum coke and other wastes into activated carbon. The carbon’s highly porous surface is tailored to absorb targeted industrial toxins and contaminants. At the same time, valuable metals or minerals are washed out and recovered for added value.
“The activated carbon works like a molecular-level sponge to treat different environmental materials,” Carbonix CEO, Paul Pede, tells us.
The resulting product will help operators to achieve reclamation targets while creating new economic opportunities.
Please join us in celebrating this announcement with our colleagues at Carbonix.
See a short version of this story here!
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