In Situ Remediation for Contaminated Sites

Project period: 05/2013 - 11/2014

Up until a few years ago, the established approach to site remediation in Germany was to excavate contaminated soils, transport them to a remote treatment plant, and process the contaminated soil using energy or water intensive physical process systems. As a consequence,
there has been little experience with the full scale application of “in place” remediation technologies in Germany. This collaborative project entailed the proof of concept and pilot demonstration of environmental fracturing for the in situ remediation of contaminated sites in
Germany.

Laser-Based Monitoring of Fugitive Gases

Project period: 04/2013 – 3/2015

Boreal Laser Inc. and Nanoplus GmbH developed long path line-of-sight gas sensors using Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCLs). The overall objective of this collaboration was to develop new QCL atmospheric pollution monitoring technology and to use it to develop the QCL gas sensing market for the mutual benefit of both companies.

Laser-Based Monitoring of Fugitive Gases

Project period: 09/2015 - 08/2016

To date, there exists no standard laser technique to quantify fugitive atmospheric emissions from biogas plants and other industrial sources. Current research identifies open path spectrometry together with inverse dispersion modeling as a powerful technique for  ugitive emission quantification. The objective of this project is to develop a user-friendly “plug-andplay” system for fugitive emissions  onitoring. Boreal Laser’s new spectrometer will be modified and  ntegrated with a dispersion algorithm to enable the quantification of fugitive emission from industrial sources such as biogas plant. DBFZ will then test the system and work on its optimization. This will lead to an emissions measurement protocol that should become a standard emissions measurement tool for service providers. This project will be  art of the larger EU ERA-NET Bioenergy Project.

Membrane Cartridge Development for Industrial Installations

Project period: 10/2015 - 09/2017

This project aims at improving membrane cartridge design, used in bioethanol production, in order to obtain reproducible performance, easy industrial operability (quick start-up / shut-down capability) and a lifetime beyond 5 years. Both companies will assess different metal potting materials, sealant materials as well as the cartridge geometry in order to develop a superior design.