OLEOTEK - Centre collégial de transfert de technologie en oléochimie industrielle

CCTT contact information

835, rue Mooney Ouest, Thetford Mines (QC) G6G 0A5
Tel: 418 338-1318
Fax: 418 338-1338

www.oleotek.com

Contacts

DAVID BERTHIAUME
General Manager
Email: dberthiaume@oleotek.org

CYRIL DEVAUCHELLE
Manager – Business Development
Email: cdevauchelle@oleotek.org
Extension : 35

CEGEP Affiliated

Cégep de Thetford, Thetford Mines

Fields of activity
  • Mechanical fluids: lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids and coolant
  • Coatings and adhesives: paints, lacquers, glues, paving
  • Materials: plastics, rubbers, linoleum
  • Tensioactive agents: detergents, surfactants and soaps
  • Impregnating agents: waxes, inks, softeners, treatment of wood
  • Combustibles: biodiesel, oil, candle wax
  • Chemical transmitters: solvents, chemical products, additives
Examples of projects
  • Development of a non-toxic, biodegradable and renewable insulating oil for power transformers
  • Development of an anti-rust that contains no VOCs
  • Improvement of biodiesel formulations (higher oxidation stability through the use of antioxidants)
  • Study of the oxidation stability of Canadian biofuels with measurement based on the Rancimat Test Method
  • Development of new tensioactive and rheological agents targeted at the food and cosmetic sectors
  • Study on the use of oleochemical plasticizers for polyethylene recycling
Technological innovations
  • New Pilot plant "explosion proof"
  • Emulsified recycled oils for use as heating fuel (production process)
  • Fatty acid separation/purification process based on urea complex crystallization