National Center for Electrochemistry and Environmental Technologies
(CNETE)

Shawinigan College

Shawinigan, QC

ABOUT CNETE

CNETE conducts applied research in the fields of bioprocesses and membrane technologies, applied to industrial molecules, environmental technologies and bioenergy production, contributing to the improvement and development od environmental friendly processes and products. The center has a large fleet of high level analytical and processing equipment, ranging from laboratory scale to pilot scale, and the center’s work creates spillover effects that benefit college education.


Contact CNETE

CNETE Nicholas Berrouard

Nicholas Berrouard
Manager, R&D

+1-819-539-8508x104

nberrouard@cnete.qc.ca


cnete.qc.ca

2263 avenue du Collège, Shawinigan, QC G9N 6V8

Services offered in: English and French

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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE

EXPERTISE

  1. Industrial bioprocesses
  2. Molecular biology
  3. Downstream processing and formulation
  4. Analytical chemistry and nanotechnology
  5. Electrochemistry
  6. Soil treatment
  7. Biogas production and treatment
  8. Membrane filtration
  9. Waste recycling and recovery

TECHNOLOGY SECTORS

  1. Biotechnology
  2. Chemicals and Plastics
  3. Clean Technology
  4. Energy
  5. Environmental Technology
  6. Food Innovation
  7. Mining
  8. Water technology

EQUIPMENT AND LABS

Equipment
GC-MS
Nanosight
Gas and hydrocarbon analyzer
Exclusion chromatograph
ICP-OES (3)
Total organic carbon
Ion Chromatograph (2)
GC-TCD
HPLC-UV/RI
GC-FID
LC-MS
Electronique scanning microscope
Elementary Analyzer
Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA-MS)
Digester and distiller Kjeldahl (2)
Automatic Titrator
Viscosimeter
Titler Karl Fisher
Metalliser
Spectrometer, grinder and fluorescence press X
UV loudspeaker
Corrosion chamber
UV / Visible Spectrophotometer
Ceramic filtration systems from 1 to 21 membranes (from 0.35 to 7.35 m2 surface area)
Organic filtration systems ranging from 1 * 2 "to 2 * 8" (ranging from 2.6 to 74 m2 surface)
Pilot scale electrochemical bank (25kW)
Laboratory-scale electrochemical bank (7,5 kW)
Fermenter 700L, 40L (2), 10L, 2L, 1L
Stirring incubators (8)
Static Incubators (3)
Autoclave
Biological Hood
Anaerobic chamber
qPCR (2)
PCR gradient
PCR
Agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis system
Centrifuge 5424R
Thermomixer
Densitometer
Four Hybridization
Multipurpose
Freeze dryer 12L and 50L
Atomizer (spray dryer)
Centrifuges
Sonicator
Homogenizers
Rotoevaporator
Digesters 300L (5), 15L (5)
Vacuum Furnace
Gas purification system (HTGS)
Photocatalyst industrial (2)
Hollow fiber production system
Drying oven for dry matter
Furnace for volatile suspended and ash
Glove box
Soxhlet Extractor
Magnetic separator
Hydrocyclone
Chemical reactors (0,5L and 5L)
Cristallizers
Decanter (20L)
X-ray diffraction (XRD)
Photobioreactors (40L and 700L)
FPLC (semi-preparative)
Microplate reader
FTIR