Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP150100402
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Microbial fuel cells for nutrient recovery from source-separated urine. This project aims to reduce the strain on urban wastewater treatment plants by removing and recovering nutrients from water collected in residential and commercial buildings. Urban wastewater treatment plants in Australia are under pressure from increasing population and urbanisation, and there are also ever stricter environmental regulations on discharge of nutrients (mainly nitrogen and phosphorus) into receiving waters. With many plants operating close to capacity, water utilities may face large expenditure to increase the capacity of existing treatment facilities. This project proposes an alternative solution: decentralised removal and recovery of nutrients from urine separated at the source. It is planned that novel microbial fuel cell technology will be developed to deliver an economical solution, which will additionally generate valuable fertiliser as a by-product.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2016
End Date: 12-2019
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $420,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Chemical Engineering | Wastewater Treatment Processes | Environmental Technologies |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Coastal and Estuarine Water Management | Water Services and Utilities
