Innofibre - Center for the Innovation of Cellulosic Products
(Innofibre)
Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, QC
ABOUT Innofibre
Innofibre contributes to the technological positioning and sustainable development of the pulp, paper, and biorefinery industry in Quebec by supporting innovation and diversification of biomass products, and by adapting emerging paper technologies.
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3351, boulevard des Forges, C.P.97, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5E6
Services offered in: English and French
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE
- Pulp, paper, cardboard and thermoformed fibers
- Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomasses
- Bio-refining and thermochemical conversion (biochar)
- Development of processes and treatments
- Development of special paper products, custom-made
- Bioactive paper products
TECHNOLOGY SECTORS
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Agriculture
- Biotechnology
- Clean Technology
- Energy
- Environmental Technology
- Food Innovation
- Natural Resources
EQUIPMENT AND LABS
| Equipment |
|---|
| ANALYTICAL APPARATUS |
| Wood Chip analysis |
| William chip file |
| Domtar chip file |
| Chip pile density analyzer |
| Chip furnace |
| Hydraulic press |
| Thomas Wiley Sprayer |
| Tyler Screen |
| Wet paste analysis |
| Bauer-McNett fiber files (2) |
| FQA Hi-Res Fiber Analyzer |
| Sieves Somerville (2) |
| Pulmac Rejects Analyzer |
| PFI Laboratory Refiner |
| Labtech PFI Lab Refiner |
| Pile Valley |
| CSF Drainers (2) |
| Standard disintegrators (5) |
| Domtar Disintegrator |
| Dynamic drainage analyzer (Britt Jar) |
| Mutek DFS drainage analyzer |
| Mutek zeta potential analyzer |
| Stainless Steel Forms (7) |
| Labtech Semi-Automatic English Former |
| Sheetmetal presses (5) |
| Paper and board analyzes |
| Temperature and humidity controlled room |
| Oxygen permeability rate (MOCON OX-TRAN Model 2/22) |
| Water vapor permeability rate (MOCON PERMATRAN-W Model 3/34) |
| Thwing-Albert Micrometer |
| Mullen splitometer models A (1) and C Messmer (2) |
| Digital dechrometers Elmendorf Messmer (1) and Thwing-Albert (1) |
| Instron 5565 Rupturometer |
| Messmer Horizontal Rupturometer |
| Rupturometer (ZeroSpan) Pulmac Trouble Shooter |
| MIT bending strength |
| Gurley, PPS and Bendtsen Porosimeters |
| Sheffield, PPS and Bendtsen Rugosimeters |
| Static and dynamic friction coefficients TMI |
| Messmer Flat and Annular Compression |
| Technibrite Micro TB-1C Reflectometer |
| Color Touch Spectrophotometer |
| Thwing-Albert Vapometers (24) |
| Gluing Analyzers Hercules (HST) and Mutek (EST) |
| Concora Canning Machine |
| Taber Rigidimeter |
| Messmer Flexiometer |
| Neenah Expansimeter |
| Dennison Wax Test |
| Abrasion Taber |
| Optical Densitometer |
| STFI Compressometer |
| Scott Bond Internal Cohesion Analyzer |
| Beloit Defender |
| Chemical and environmental analysis |
| Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer (GC-MS) |
| Solvent-accelerated extraction equipment |
| MP-AES Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer |
| TGA8000 - thermogravimetric analysis |
| CHNS - elementary analysis |
| Pyro-Pyro pyrolyser 5200 |
| Parr 6400 Calorimeter |
| YSI 7100 MBS Sugar Analyzer |
| Dionex ASE 350 accelerated extraction device |
| Rapid Vertex Labconco Evaporator |
| Autoclave |
| Mütek ionic charge analyzer |
| Metrohm 660 Conductivity Meter |
| Viscosimeter |
| De-mineralization system |
| pH meters (4) |
| Ash furnaces (2) and ovens (3) |
| Heating and agitating plates |
| Centrifuge |
| HACH DR-6000 Spectrophotometer |
| HACH Reactor |
| YSI Oximeter |
| HACH 2100AN Turbidimeter |
| Fisher Incubator |
| Flotation tank with dissolved air |
| Orion gas detector |
| Image analysis and microscopy |
| VISION 9000+ Instrument Kaptra |
| PAPRICAN Ink Scanner |
| Zeiss Microscopes (14) |
| Microtome slicer |
| Rheology |
| Hi-Shear Kaltec Viscosimeter |
| Brookfield Viscosimeter |
| Kaltec AA-GWR Resensometer |
| Gas sampling system |
| 1 sampling console |
| 1 external pump for sampling console |
| 2 heated boxes |
| 2 3-foot probes |
| 2 sets of liner and glass nozzles |
| 2 sets of liner and stainless steel nozzles |
| 10 sets of glassware (bubblers) |
| Glassware for the analysis of dioxins and furans |
| Glassware for the analysis of NOx, SO2 and other |
| EPA-compliant sampling system |
| Portable gas analyzer |
| Oxygen (O2) 0-25% |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) 0-20% |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) (1st interval) 0-2000 ppm |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) (2nd interval) |
| LABORATORY TESTS |
| Manufacture of pulp |
| Refiner Sprout Waldron 12 in. |
| 2 "laboratory wheel. |
| Heaters: MK 6 liters (2) and 20 liters (2) |
| Wennberg Screen (0.012 "slots) |
| Sweco vibrating screen |
| Bock Centrifuge |
| Somerville Sieve and Paste Recovery Systems (2) |
| Bleaching of pulp |
| Quantum Mark IV Whitening Reagent |
| Thermostatic baths (5) |
| Sealing device for plastic bags |
| Recycling and deinking |
| Adirondack Formax 1800H High-Adhesive Triturator (2) |
| Adirondack Formax flotation unit |
| Voith Delta 25 flotation unit |
| Flotation column (100 mm dia.) |
| Surface treatment |
| RK Laboratory Coater |
| CLC 7000 Coating Machine |
| Grille Beloit Wheeler model 700 |
| Sheet manufacturing |
| Stainless Steel Forms (7) |
| Semi-automatic sowing machines (1) |
| Forming presses (4) |
| Hot plates (7) |
| BIOREFINING EQUIPMENT |
| Mechanical Fragmentation |
| Disc crusher |
| Laboratory hammer mills |
| 2: 1 plug-in power supply |
| 4: 1 plug feeder |
| Reactive fractionation |
| Pressurized reactor |
| Atmospheric Reactor |
| Hydrolyser |
| Steam cracker |
| Double screw extruder |
| Washing / Pressing |
| Screw press |
| Biomass boiler |
| Biomass boiler |
| Roaster |
| Roaster |
| PULPING EQUIPMENT |
| Mechanical pulp |
| Chip file |
| Chip washer |
| Atmospheric impregnation system |
| Refining system |
| Chemical pulp |
| 6 liters washers |
| 20 liters washers |
| PULP TREATMENT EQUIPMENT |
| Triturator with high consistency |
| Discharge / latency tank |
| High-density hydrocyclone |
| Pressurized screen |
| Flotation cells |
| Hydrocyclones for light contaminants |
| Conventional Hydrocyclones |
| Screening system |
| Drum Thickener |
| Screw press |
| High consistency mixer |
| Inclined screen |
| Dissolved Air Flotation Cell |
| Bleach system |
| Hydrocyclone test bench |
| Low consistency refiners |
| Innofibre's experimental PAPER MACHINE |
| Chemical Additives (online) |
| Approach system |
| Incoming box |
| Training table |
| Wet part analyzer |
| Presses |
| Drying |
| Calender |
| Switch |
| Winding machine |
| Winding machine |
| Control system (DCS) |
| Data archiving system (online) |
| Surface application system (on-line) |
| SLEEPING / CONTROLLED PILOT UNIT |
| Blade or bar coating station |
| Engraved roller coating station |
| Coating / laminating machine |
| Extruder |
| Humidification station |
| Infrared dryer |
| Hot air dryer |
| Online measuring system |
| SUPERCALANDER |
| SUPERCALANDER |
| THERMOFORMING PILOT UNIT |
| Suction system |
| Molding system |
| Blowing system |
| Transfer system |
| Heating system |
| Thermoforming system |
| Additive system |
| Mold cleaning system |
| Product discharge system |
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