Patrick Brassard, Eng., Ph. D.
Patrick Brassard
Researcher in agroenvironmental engineering
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About
Patrick Brassard holds a bachelor's degree in agri-environmental engineering and a master's degree in agri-food engineering from Laval University. He joined the ranks of IRDA in 2010 when he was starting his master's project on the combustion of agricultural biomass. Patrick completed a Ph.D. in Bioresource Engineering at McGill University in 2017, focusing on pyrolysis and the use of biochar as a soil amendment and carbon sequestration tool. Holder of a grant from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT), in 2019 he pursued a postdoctoral research internship at the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) in Toulouse (France) as part of the Cambioscop project (https: //cambioscop.cnrs.fr/), which enabled him to acquire expertise on life cycle analysis (LCA).
Patrick now works as a researcher in agri-environmental engineering. His research activities aim to develop processes and tools for sustainable agriculture through the treatment of agricultural effluents and the conversion of by-products into bioenergy (bio-oil, biogas) and bio-products (biochar, biopesticides, biomaterials).
As part of his work, Patrick has also developed expertise in measuring air and water pollutant emissions from various agricultural practices, including manure spreading and slurry treatment.
Related research project(s)
Biocontaminants emitted into the air during the spreading of swine slurry: biosecurity risk assessment and mitigation on hog farms
Project to limit the spread of disease and improve biosecurity protocols on farms through improved understanding of emissions and alternate spreading techniques.
Researchers: Patrick Brassard Stéphane Godbout
Fugitive emissions after manure spreading: risk assessment and mitigation
This project addresses the risks posed by the spreading of manure and emissions released into the environment to the biosecurity of farms, as well as to the health of workers and nearby populations.
Researchers: Patrick Brassard Stéphane Godbout
Publications
Scientific article • Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard
Álvarez-Chávez, E., Godbout, S., Rousseau N., A., Brassard, P. et Fournel, S. . 2022. settings Open AccessArticle Performance of Various Filtering Media for the Treatment of Cow Manure from Exercise Pens—A Laboratory Study. Water. 14(1912) 12 DownloadScientific article • Patrick Brassard, Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios, Thomas Jeanne, Richard Hogue
Brassard, P., S. Godbout, J. H. Palacios, T. Jeanne, R. Hogue, P. Dubé, L. Limousy, V. Raghavan. 2018. Effect of six engineered biochars on GHG emissions from two agricultural soils: A short-term incubation study. Geoderma. 327(October 2018) 73-84. Pyrolysis of agricultural residues to produce bio-oil having No.2 fuel oil characteristics for greenhouse heating systems DownloadScientific article • Patrick Brassard, Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios
Brassard, P., S. Godbout, F. Pelletier, V. Raghavan and J. H. Palacios. 2018. Pyrolysis of switchgrass in an auger reactor for biochar production: A greenhouse gas and energy impacts assessment. Biomass and Bioenergy. 116(September 2018) 99-105. Pyrolysis of agricultural residues to produce bio-oil having No.2 fuel oil characteristics for greenhouse heating systems DownloadScientific article • Patrick Brassard, Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios, Dan Zegan
Brassard, P., S. Godbout, V. Raghavan, J. Palacios, M. Grenier and D. Zegan. 2017. The Production of Engineered Biochars in a Vertical Auger Pyrolysis Reactor for Carbon Sequestration. Energies. 10(3) 288; https://doi.org/10.3390/en10030288. DownloadScientific article • Patrick Brassard, Joahnn Palacios, Stéphane Godbout
Brassard, P., J. H. Palacios, S. Godbout, D. Bussières, R. Lagacé, J.-P. Larouche and F. Pelletier. 2014. Comparison of the gaseous and particulate matter emissions from the combustion of agricultural and forest biomasses. Bioresource Technology. 155 300-306. DownloadScientific article • Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard, Joahnn Palacios
Fournel, S., S. Godbout, M. Heitz, P. Brassard and J. Palacios. 2012. Gaseous Emissions from Agricultural Biomass Combustion: Influence of Biomass Characteristics. NABEC-CSBE/SCGAB 2012 Joint Meeting and Technical Conference, Orillia, Ontario, July 15-18. 7 p. DownloadScientific article • Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios, Patrick Brassard
Godbout, S., J.H. Palacios, P. Brassard, J.-P. Larouche, F. Pelletier S.P. Lemay, D. Bussières and M. Girard. 2012. Combustion of Agricultural Biomass: Mass Balance on Principal Elements. Proceedings of the International Conference of Agriculturan Engineering, Valencia, Spain. July 8-12, 2012 . 6 p. DownloadScientific article • Joahnn Palacios, Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard
Palacios, J.H., M. Verma, S.Godbout, F. Pelletier, P. Brassard, J.-P. Larouche, D. Bussières and O. Solomatnikova. 2011. Value-Addition of Residual Ashes from Different Biomass Origins in Cement Based Materials: a Comparative Study. CIGR 7th International Symposium - Québec City, Canada - September 18-21. 10 p. DownloadScientific article • Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios, Patrick Brassard
Godbout, S., J.H. Palacios, P. Brassard, F. Pelletier, S.P. Lemay and D. Bussières. 2011. Energy production from direct combustion of agricultural biomass on farm. CSBE/SCGAB 2011 Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 10-13 July. 10 p. DownloadGuide • Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard, Joahnn Palacios
Godbout S., P. Brassard, J. Palacios. 2017. Calcul du volume de fumier pour le dimensionnement des structures d'entreposage : Évaluation des volumes complémentaires. IRDA. ISBN 978-2-924007-28-0. 20 p. Technical guide on how to factor in added bedding and water and feed losses in determining the total volume for designing manure storage tanks DownloadGuide • Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard, Luc Belzile, Christine Landry
Godbout, S., P. Brassard, F. Pelletier, M. Grenier, P. Grenier, L. Belzile, C. Landry, F. Bolduc, O. Benslimane et D. Bilodeau. 2014. Accumulation d'eau dans les installations d'entreposage des fumiers à ciel ouvert. IRDA & Ouranos. 20 pages. DownloadSummary sheet • Patrick Brassard, Vincent Desbiens, Stéphane Godbout
Desbiens, V., Brassard, P., Beauchamp, R. et Godbout, S.. 2022. . DownloadSummary sheet • Vincent Desbiens, Patrick Brassard, Stéphane Godbout
Desbiens, V., Brassard, P., Beauchamp, R. et Godbout, S.. 2022. . DownloadSummary sheet • Patrick Brassard, Vincent Desbiens, Stéphane Godbout
Desbiens, V., Brassard, P., Beauchamp, R. et Godbout, S.. 2022. . DownloadSummary sheet • Patrick Brassard, Vincent Desbiens, Stéphane Godbout
Desbiens, V., Brassard, P., Beauchamp, R. et Godbout, S.. 2022. . DownloadSummary sheet • Patrick Brassard, Vincent Desbiens, Stéphane Godbout
Desbiens, V., Brassard, P., Beauchamp, R. et Godbout, S.. 2022. . DownloadSummary sheet • Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios, Patrick Brassard, Luc Belzile
Godbout, S., S. P. Lemay, J.-P. Larouche, F. Pelletier, J. Palacios, P. Brassard, L. Belzile et P. Dubé. 2011. Bilan énergétique et caractérisation des effluents de combustion de la biomasse agricole. IRDA. 2 pages. DownloadLiterature review • Patrick Brassard, Stéphane Godbout, Vincent Desbiens
Desbiens, V., Brassard, P., Beauchamp, R. et Godbout, S.. 2022. . DownloadResearch report • Patrick Brassard, Stéphane Godbout, Vincent Desbiens
Desbiens, V., Brassard, P., Beauchamp, R. et Godbout, S.. 2022. . DownloadResearch report • Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard
Godbout, S., P. Brassard, M.-F. Blais, N. Coté, H. Mannai. 2019. Émissions de GES des modes d'élevages de bovins de boucherie au Québec : Quantification et réduction. IRDA. 19 p. Quantifying and reducing GHG emissions on Québec beef farms DownloadResearch report • Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios, Patrick Brassard, Dan Zegan,Luc Belzile
Godbout, S., J. H. Palacios, P. Brassard, D. Zegan, O. Solomatnikova, L. Belzile, A. Patry, P. Seers, S. Elcadhi, E. Le Roux et F. Pelletier. 2017. Valorisation de résidus agricoles par conversion thermochimique afin de produire un combustible destiné aux systèmes de chauffage au mazout no 2 actuellement en place dans les entreprises serricoles. IRDA & Partners. 94 p. Pyrolysis of agricultural residues to produce bio-oil having No.2 fuel oil characteristics for greenhouse heating systems DownloadResearch report • Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios, Christine Landry, Patrick Brassard
Godbout, S., L. Rochefort, R. Pouliot, S. Hogue-Hugron, J. H. Palacios. L. Potvin, J.P. Larouche, C. Landry, P. Dubé et P. Brassard. 2015. Nouvelle alternative pour la gestion du surplus de phosphore à l’aide du biocharbon pyrolytique. IRDA. 103 p. DownloadResearch report • Patrick Brassard, Mylène Généreux, Caroline Côté, Stéphane Godbout, Luc Belzile
Brassard, P., M. Généreux, C. Côté, S. Godbout et L. Belzile. 2014. Solutions optimales pour une gestion durable des eaux de lavage de légumes à l'échelle de la ferme : projets pilotes. Rapport final présenté au CDAQ dans le cadre du PCAA. 61 p. DownloadResearch report • Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard
Fournel, S., F. Pelletier, S. Godbout et P. Brassard. 2012. Étude environnementale des systèmes d’enclos d’hivernage de vaches-veaux : modélisation des mouvements d’eau afin d’optimiser le dimensionnement des infrastructures. IRDA. 33 pages. DownloadPoster • Patrick Brassard, Stéphane Godbout, Joahnn Palacios
Brassard, P., S. Godbout, J.H. Palacios, E. Le Roux, B. Alvarez-Chavez, V. Raghavan, L. Hamelin. 2019. A pyrolysis biorefinery allows flexibility for the development of bio-based products from wood residues in a smart bioeconomy. IRDA. 1 p. DownloadPoster • Joahnn Palacios, Stéphane Godbout, Patrick Brassard, Dan Zegan
Palacios, J. H., S. Godbout, M. C. Diaz-Acosta, P. Brassard, D. Zegan, E. Le Roux, P. Seers. 2019. Catalytic cracking to optimize pyrolysis of plastic waste: preliminary study. Air & Waste Management 112th Annual Conference & Exhibition. 1 p. DownloadSee also
Bernard Montminy
Agri-Environmental Analysis Laboratory Manager, chemist, M.Sc.
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