Charles Jia
Key Research Areas
- Chemical engineering
- Energy resources
- Materials science and technology
- Thermodynamics
- Materials structure, properties and testing
- Environment
- Oil, gas and coal
- Reaction fundamentals and reactor design
- Metallurgy
- Northern development
- Primary metal products (ferrous and non-ferrous)
- Atmospheric science
- Waste, waste management and recycling
- Climate and atmosphere
- Commercial services
- Construction, urban and rural planning
- Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)
- Manufacturing processes and products
- Materials performance
- Materials sciences
Associated Researchers
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Kirk, Donald
University of Toronto -
Tran, Honghi
University of Toronto -
Abbatt, Jonathan
University of Toronto -
Bertram, Allan
University of British Columbia -
Blanchet, Jean-Pierre
Université du Québec à Montréal -
Chang, Rachel
Dalhousie University -
Evans, Greg
University of Toronto -
Fletcher, Christopher
University of Waterloo -
Girard, Eric
Université du Québec à Montréal -
Gosselin, Michel
Université du Québec à Rimouski -
Levasseur, Maurice
Laval University -
Martin, Randall
Dalhousie University -
Murphy, Jennifer
University of Toronto -
Norman, Ann-Lise
University of Calgary -
O'Neill, Norm
Université de Sherbrooke -
Steiner, Nadja
University of Victoria -
Von Salzen, Knut
University of Victoria -
Papangelakis, Vladimiros
University of Toronto -
Argyropoulos, Stavros
University of Toronto -
Bussmann, Markus
University of Toronto -
Chin, YaHueiCathy
University of Toronto -
Herrera, Jose
Western University -
Lian, Keryn
University of Toronto -
Master, Emma
University of Toronto -
Thorpe, Steven
University of Toronto -
Acosta, Edgar
University of Toronto -
Diosady, Levente
University of Toronto -
Edwards, Elizabeth
University of Toronto -
Farnood, Ramin
University of Toronto -
Mahadevan, Radhakrishnan
University of Toronto
Associated Organizations
Recent Research Projects
Structured Biocarbon as Next Generation High-Performance Materials
2019/20 • $28,000 • PI
In nature, the transport of water and nutrients in lignocellulosic biomass occurs through a series of highly ordered structures, such as vessels, tracheids, rays and pits in a living tree. Biomass is made of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, with half of its dry mass being carbon - originated...
Nature-inspired Engineering of High-Performance Nanoporous Carbon Materials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications
2014/15-2018/19 • $145,000 • PI
A major scientific challenge facing today’s world is the ever-increasing demand for natural resources, and the need to manage the negative impact from energy and raw materials production on the environment. The challenge is particularly relevant to Canada where natural resources are...
NETCARE - Network on climate and aerosols: Addressing key uncertainties in remote Canadian environments
2012/13-2017/18 • $4,895,260 • PI,CO
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High-performance, low-cost porous carbons from oil sands petroleum coke
2014/15-2016/17 • $482,245 • PI,CO
Applying a waste-treat-waste strategy, the goal of this project is to develop new technologies that enable large-scale manufacturing of high-performance, affordable porous carbons from a major industry waste - oil sands petroleum coke (OSPC). The OSPC-derived porous carbons will be used by the...
Indirectly fired rotary kiln steam reformation technology
2012/13-2013/14 • $184,584 • PI,CO
Bioresources for energy are increasingly being considered and promoted for non-fossil fuel energy production for both developing and developed nations. Carbon containing wastes such as MSW have an added advantage, since no new land requirement is needed and the problem of disposal is greatly...
Probing Organometallic Bonds and Selective Biosorption for Metal Recovery from Electronic Waste
2013/14 • $22,000 • PI
The proposed research program aims to lay a scientific foundation for the development of environmentally friendly technologies for extracting valuable metals from e-waste. Due to the relatively short lifespans of computers and mobile phones, e-waste, or discarded electronic devices and...
A versatile differential calorimetry system for evaluation of phase transition and fluid-solid interfacial thermodynamics in nano-structured solids, surfactants, and polymers
2012/13 • $147,876 • PI,CO
A high precision and flow through differential scanning calorimeter is requested in this proposal. This instrument will probe the heats associated with phase transition of materials and with the interaction of gas phase species on solid surfaces over a wide pressure and temperature range under...
Fundamental aspects of sustainable energy and metal productions
2010/11-2012/13 • $66,420 • PI
Canada has the world's greatest repository of hydrocarbon resources, a large portion of them are bitumen in oil-sand. Upgrading bitumen to crude oil produces waste such as fluid coke. In Alberta alone the production of oil-sand fluid coke exceeds 10000 tonnes per day. Due to its high sulphur...
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
2011/12 • $127,727 • PI,CO
The requested equipment is an Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES), as the most reliable and sensitive method used for the rapid, simultaneous multi-element determinations at the ultra-trace level. The advanced analytical capabilities of the ICP-OES allow for high...
Syngas test bed feasibility study
2011/12 • $25,000 • PI
Elementa Group is a Canadian company with head office in Niagara-on-the-Lake and pilot plant in Sault Ste. Marie. The company is developing its waste-to-fuel technology which is in the Syngas production field. The Company has focused its attention on conversion of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) to...
Thermal analysis equipment
2010/11 • $148,725 • PI,CO
This application is for a thermal analysis system consisting of a Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA/DTA), a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) and a Mass Spectrometer (MS) detector.The thermal analysis equipment requested will replace and upgrade a now no-longer operable TGA/DSC apparatus...