The Institute for Water Innovation (IWI) is a collective of researchers in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, at the University of Toronto, who are engaged in various aspects of water research.
Our research interests fall into four general categories:
Water Management
- Novel Industrial Operating Strategies to Conserve Water
- Watershed Assessment and Management
- Mine Hydrology and Water Balances
- Drinking Water Distribution Optimization
Water Characterization
- Sensor Development
- Chemical Modelling of Aqueous Systems
- Biochemical Characterization
Water Treatment
- Membrane Separation and Distillation
- Bioprocesses to Treat Effluent Streams
- Low Cost Porous Carbons to Treat Effluent Streams
- Electrochemical Methods for Treatment and Desalination
- Low Energy Processes to Remove Soluble Salts
- CFD Modelling of Treatment Processes
- Drinking Water Treatment
Water Remediation
- Biotreatment of Wastes and Conversion to Value Added Products
- Bioremediation of Groundwater
- Bioleaching of Tailings and Recovery of Metals and Chemicals
- Pressure Oxidation Technologies for Slags and Recovery of Base Metals
- Engineering of “Green Infrastructures” (e.g. wetlands, bioretention cells) for the Removal of Contaminants in Effluent Streams
- Removal of Residual Hydrocarbons from Oils Sands Tailings Using Oleophilic Foam