Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP220101139
Funding Status
Active
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
Funded Activity Summary
Overcoming microplastics induced inhibition on waste-to-energy conversion . This project aims to develop an innovative technology and the underpinning science to achieve stable and efficient mitigation of emerging microplastics induced inhibition that is becoming a key barrier hindering waste-to-energy conversion in anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion is a low-cost technology widely used to divert sewage sludge to renewable energy production. However, the increasing levels of microplastics captured in sludge leads to low methane yield and process failure due to their small size and specific characteristics. The outcome of the project will remove the emerging barrier to enhance energy recovery that can be applied in existing anaerobic digestion infrastructure for addressing Australia’s increasing energy demand.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2022
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $320,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Chemical Engineering | Wastewater Treatment Processes | Fermentation | Environmental Technologies
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Biofuel (Biomass) Energy | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Waste Management Services |
