SEREX's mission is to develop solutions and sustainable practices to support innovation and technology transfer for companies involved in forest product processing to enable them to forge a solid foothold in future markets.
SEREX offers services in the wood processing, sustainable chemicals, renewable energy and eco-construction sectors. Its team of competent and dynamic professionals is supported by cutting-edge laboratory equipment. Its primary areas of activity are:
- processing of wood and other forest products
- chemical bioproducts from forest biomass
- biomass energy and thermochemical conversion
- performance tests of wood and derived materials
- bio-based building materials
- monitoring energy efficiency and air quality of buildings.
Médias
Secteurs d'activités
- Development and application of treatment products with low environmental impact (preservation, fireproofing, densification)
- Development of bio-based adhesives for the panel and engineered wood industry
- Development of engineered wood products (structural and appearance)
- Development of extraction processes adapted to Québec species
- Development of thermal and acoustic insulation made from lignocellulosic fibers for buildings
- Packaging and characterization of sawn co-products for energy applications
- Burn test bench (logs, pellets)
- Chemistry and microbiology laboratories
- Heat treatment and impregnation units
- Laboratory of analysis of the building envelope (thermal and acoustic)
- Panel and composite manufacturing laboratory
- Pyrolysis unit
- Quality control laboratory (mechanical properties, dimensional stability)
- Wood dryer and prototyping equipment
- 25, rue Armand-Sinclair, porte 5, Amqui, G5J 1K3
- 418 629-2288
- Papa Niokhor Diouf
- Scientific Director
- 418 629-2288, ext. 230
- dg@serex.ca
