Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP150101337
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
A novel method for controlling microbial concrete corrosion in sewers. This project plans to use a newly discovered, low-cost and environmental benign antimicrobial agent to develop an innovative technology to control the development of corrosion-inducing sewer biofilms. Concrete sewer corrosion is a long-standing and costly problem for the water industry. Microbial hydrogen sulfide oxidation on concrete surfaces plays a critical role. The technology will be designed to prevent corrosion of new concrete sewers by adding a precursor chemical into the cement, or to slow down the corrosion of existing sewers by infrequently (once every one to few years) spraying the precursor chemical directly onto the concrete surface. Potentially, the project will substantially reduce sewer corrosion.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2016
End Date: 06-2019
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $370,384.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial Ecology | Biological Control | Environmental Biotechnology | Infrastructure Engineering and Asset Management
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Urban and Industrial Water Management | Cement and Concrete Materials |
