Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347831

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0347831

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Desalting reclaimed wastewater to safeguard Virginia's horticultural industries. Virginia is a major horticultural region of South Australia undergoing rapid expansion. Groundwater resources are depleted and reclaimed sewage effluent from Adelaide is required for irrigation. Unfortunately, the effluent is frequently too saline. Large-scale desalting is being considered. A pilot-scale plant will be built to evaluate suitable desalting processes (e.g. reverse osmosis) for reducing the effluent's salt content. Original research will: (i) synthesize the best combination of technologies to produce effluent streams of varying salinity for matching different crop requirements; and (ii) optimise delivery and storage of effluent streams using new storage(s) and the region's multiple aquifer and surface storages.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-2003

End Date: 12-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $229,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Design | Membrane And Separation Technologies | Water And Sanitary Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Recycling | Horticultural crops | Land and water management |

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