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Academic Supervisor(s): Ibrahim Dincer
Intern(s): Aysegul Yagmur Goren Kara, Ahmet Kilicaslan, Ayse Meke
Department: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Institution: University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Partner Organization: Viona Group Inc.
Duration: 2025-2027
Canadian industries and governmental administration’s quest to replace fossil fuels and coal with new, low-emission technology has significantly boosted since 2018. The investment and green technologies will help transform Canada into a world-leading producer of hydrogen industries. This will improve the Canadian industry chain and provide a skilled workforce in communities with deep roots in manufacturing to help meet the global demand for low-carbon industries.
Moreover, the need for freshwater has increased with increasing industrialization and globalization worldwide. This project will integrate academic and industrial paths to provide biohydrogen from various water resources using biomass with freshwater production and develop the hydrogen storage technique as a promising energy resource. To achieve these goals, adapting complex microbial electrolysis cells in a novel bio-electrochemical reactor will be implemented as an innovative method to produce and store biohydrogen from water resources in the presence of different biomass and freshwater production.
Namely, bio-electrochemical-assisted microbial reactors are environmentally friendly, renewable, and novel
hydrogen production techniques. This novel bio-electrochemical reactor will accelerate water treatment and
biohydrogen production owing to its unique design compared to conventional technologies for biohydrogen
production from synthetically prepared various water resources. Moreover, this novel design will be implemented in small fields due to its compact design. In addition, this newly designed system can be easily adapted to commercial and domestic applications thanks to its ease of operation and low operating, maintenance, and investment costs.
Overall, this system will be set up to achieve optimal industrial and practical biohydrogen production from water resources as the most available city feedstock.
Biohydrogen Production: A clean energy source made by fermenting organic waste with microorganisms.
Benefits: Renewable and reduces waste.
Challenges: Scaling production and cost.
Carbon Capturing Technology: Captures CO₂ from the air or industries for storage or reuse.
Benefits: Reduces emissions and supports net-zero goals.
Challenges: High costs and infrastructure needs.
Waste-to-Energy Technology: Converts non-recyclable waste into energy (electricity, heat, or fuel).
Benefits: Reduces landfills and methane emissions.
Challenges: Pollution concerns and efficiency.
Electrical Battery Technology: Advances in batteries (solid-state, lithium-sulfur) improve energy storage and EVs.
Benefits: Enables clean transport and renewable grids.
Challenges: Resource scarcity and recycling.
Academic Supervisor(s): Ibrahim Dincer
Intern(s): Murat Can Kenez,
Partner: Ontario Tech University, Department of Automatic Engineering, Clean Energy Research Lab.
Founded by: Viona Group Inc. and Mitacs Group
Project Duration: 2022-2024
Project Location: Ontario Tech University, Clean Energy Research Lab
Project Website: Mitacs
Project Descriptions: This project will use abandoned mines to provide biomass by planting Canadian poplar species, which are resistant to soil contaminations, leading to biohydrogen production. Along with the greenization of the polluted soil and marginal lands, the biomass of poplar leaves is considered a sustainable approach for biohydrogen production as a promising energy resource, particularly electric power. To achieve these goals, a target mine will be selected with certain heavy metal levels to grow the most promising poplar cultivars and create a biomass system. This system will be set up to approach optimal biomass production by poplar species for biohydrogen production. The performance of biomass and biohydrogen production of the Canadian poplar species will be screened and selected based on enzymatic fermentation and a plug-flow bioreactor system.
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