Bitumen Beyond Combustion 2018 Funding Results

2019 funded projects from the 2018 Bitumen Beyond Combustion – Open Call competition.

Project at a Glance

Sector: Clean Technology, Energy, Environment
Program: Bitumen Beyond Combustion (BBC) Program
Project Title: Researcher: Organization
Producing High-Value Nanostructured Materials from Bitumen Coke Jinwen Chen CanmetENERGY (Devon, AB)
Fabrication and application of short carbon fibers using asphaltene-based carbon precursors Weixing Chen University of Alberta
Multiphase Characterization of Bitumen-Based Carbon Fibers and Demonstrating their Use in Producing ‘Crack-Free’ Cement and Asphaltic Concrete Rishi Gupta University of Victoria
Design and Performance Evaluation of Road Base Courses Comprised of Asphaltenes Derived from Alberta Oil Sands Leila Hashemian University of Alberta
Value-Added Opportunities for Conventional and Atypical Asphalt Cements and Asphaltenes Derived from Alberta Oil Sands in Road Construction Simon Hesp Queen’s University
Low-cost Process of Converting Asphaltene into Valuable Graphene-like Materials Zhi Li University of Alberta
Vanadium Redox Flow Battery – Technology Comparison, Acquisition of Experience, Development of use Cases and Energy Management Strategies Peter Musilek University of Alberta