Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP140100051
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Smart Polymer Hydrogels for Simultaneous Waste Heat Utilisation and Wastewater Treatment for Sustainable Manufacturing. This project aims to develop dual-functionality, temperature-responsive polymer hydrogels as draw agents for continuous, forward osmosis wastewater treatment processes. It intends to use low–and-medium temperature waste heat as a green input into the process and thus significantly reduce the costs of wastewater treatment, and fresh water consumption, whilst effectively utilising waste heat generated in the manufacturing industry. The outcomes of this research aim to provide a unique opportunity for Australian researchers to become world leaders in the rapidly-emerging, energy-efficient forward osmosis technology which is very relevant not only to wastewater treatment, but also to desalination.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 01-2015
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $450,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Technologies | Polymers and Plastics | Membrane and Separation Technologies | Materials Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Industrial Energy Conservation and Efficiency | Management of Water Consumption by Manufacturing Activities |
