Micromem Technologies Inc. designs, develops, and provides sensor-based solutions to multiple industries. See below for more information of our best-in class sensor technologies.
This paper examines current and emerging sensor technologies for detecting water contamination caused by oil well operations and surrounding flood zones. It evaluates the suitability of these sensors for real-time monitoring, their sensitivity, specificity, cost-effectiveness, and potential deployment in field conditions. Special attention is given to their ability to detect hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and other oil-related pollutants in diverse environmental conditions. Against this background, we present our unique nanotechnology-based sensing platform that can provide a broad range of sensing solutions suitable for addressing the needs for this specific wastewater contamination problem and enable a path to efficient environmental remediation.
Our experience with high resolution detection of particulates in oil and other fluids has led to sensor solutions for adjacent markets. In the Automotive market, particulate contamination due to engine wear or substandard lubricating fluids can have significant warranty cost impacts and early detection of oil contaminants can lead to longer engine life. In the power distribution market, where electrical transformer failures due to insulating oil breakdown can have extremely high costs in repair and customer safety, sensors that detect partial discharges in the transformer can provide the power company with an early warning of potential transformer failures allowing for early corrective action before a failure occurs.
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Micromem's innovative approach has led to the development of unique prototype sensor solutions for the construction, oil and power utility markets. Devices to remotely monitor and detect micro-fractures in cement, or corrosion of pipes even when sealed or covered with insulation, are amongst the undertaken projects.
Learn MoreUsing our expertise in magnetic sensors developed over the past decade, Micromem, working with our design and engineering teams, have developed techniques to detect magnetic nanoparticles in fully opaque process streams. This technology has multiple applications in the oil industry, including chemical flooding approaches currently used to enhance oil and gas recovery at existing production wells.
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Micromem worked together with an innovative energy storage company and a leading US utility, to provide prototype sensor technology as well as overall system and product integration management for the practical realization of a radical new energy storage system. The system provides a lower cost alternative to the building of power generating plants, using many off-the-shelf components.
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