Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP220200834
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Flipping the mattress: infinite polyurethane recycling by synthetic biology. Australia is covered in billions of tonnes of plastic and yet <10% is recycled today. Polyurethane (PU) is ubiquitous in our everyday lives, from lacquer coatings to elastane clothing to durable foam padding in car seats, cushions and mattresses. Currently, there are few avenues for PU recycling and much ends up in landfill e.g., a single mattress produces 15-20kg of PU foam waste. Luckily, biodegradation of PU can occur naturally via various microbial means and from insects, like Galleria mellonella larvae. The overall aim of this research project is to understand plastic biodegradation and translate nature’s solutions into flexible and efficient synthetic enzyme technologies that can sustainably recycle commonly used PU foams.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2023
End Date: 06-2026
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $674,004.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial genetics | Biochemistry and cell biology | Synthetic biology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
