Chemistry and chemical engineering

NRC's wide-ranging chemical research is reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, developing innovative materials and helping Canadian industry. With a focus on sustainable development, our researchers are benefiting the economy while finding new ways to protect the environment.

Institutes and Programs

• National Research Council Canada
• NRC Institute for Nutrisciences and Health
• NRC Institute for National Measurement Standards
• NRC Canadian Neutron Beam Centre
• NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
• National Institute for Nanotechnology
• NRC Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences
• NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology

Research Programs

• Certified Reference Materials Program
• Hydrogen and Alternative Fuels
• Materials for Molecular Diagnostics
• Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
• Research Expertise
• Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
• Technologies for Sustainable Oil Sands Development

Research Projects

• ABAT - Advanced Electrical Storage
• ASEP - Membrane-based Separation for CO2, Hydrocarbons and Bioproducts
• Assay Development and Screening for Neuroprotectants
• Bioactive Compounds - Immune System Modulation and Anti-Viral Activity
• Bioactive Compounds and the Immune System
• Biochemical mechanisms in absorption, retention and metabolism of dietary astaxanthin in salmonid fishes
• Bioprospecting for Bioactive Natural Products and Conducting Metabolomics Studies
• ECAT - Electrocatalysis
• Electrophysiology and Natural Product Studies for Neurological Conditions
• Natural Compounds for Lipid Reduction and Glucose Control

Business Opportunities and Services

• Services

  NRC offers a variety of services to businesses. Individual institutes offer for-fee services, ranging from calibration to development of building codes. Browse a variety of services that NRC offers related to chemistry and chemical engineering.

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• Facilities

  National Research Council (NRC) facilities offer Canadian businesses and universities access to state-of-the-art equipment, research and training programs, and world leading design, fabrication, testing and co-location facilities. Browse our state-of-the-art facilities related to chemistry and chemical engineering.

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• Licensing Opportunities

  The National Research Council (NRC) develops many new technologies available for licensing. Browse to see if licensing opportunities in chemistry and chemical engineering may be available to your business or industry.

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Publications

• NRC-authored publication citations are available in the NRC Publications Archive (NPArC).