An applied research partnership between Collège Boréal, the Township of Chapleau and forestry firm Niska North has resulted in a new prototype device to make use of wood residues produced by forest harvesting activities.
Designed by Matthieu Desbois, a third-year student in Boréal's chemical engineering technology program, the prototype will initially be used to extract various essential oils from wood chips. It was delivered following just six months of research and production.
"This partnership with Collège Boréal and the Township of Chapleau allows us to explore an ingenious idea, to evaluate its implementation and to produce a prototype specially designed for the equipment in our sawmill," said Wade Cachagee, president of the Chapleau-based Niska North, in a release.
"Thanks to Collège Boréal's innovative approach, our company is now able to consider new avenues of growth."
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