Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140102800
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Engineered Inorganic Membranes for Novel Mineral Brine Processing. This project aims to synthesise a new generation of engineered hierarchical membranes for novel brine processing. The key concept of the research is the precise tailoring of pores of inorganic films, forming functional meso-structures for separating salts from water. Salt crystallises perpendicular to the surface of the membrane, whilst easily removed by air, a process that can be repeated many times leading to high production rates. The hierarchical membranes will be studied to elucidate the relationships between structure, composition, surface properties and transport phenomena. The outcomes should advance brine processing separation technologies for the mineral industry (lithium, potassium, and magnesium).Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 06-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $428,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Chemical Engineering | Membrane and Separation Technologies
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | First Stage Treatment of Ores and Minerals not elsewhere classified |
