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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP220102622
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Advanced chemical recycling of mixed plastics for monomer recovery. This project aims to develop innovative catalytic routes to the chemical recycling of mixed plastics for recovery of their molecular building blocks. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat to the Australian ecosystem. Efficient recycling technologies are urgently needed as Australia only recycles ~4% of its 3.4 million tons of mixed waste plastics. This project expects to design highly efficient catalysts for the stepwise breakdown of mixed polyolefin plastics into monomers for the subsequent manufacturing of virgin plastics in a circular economy, and to elucidate fundamental underpinning reaction mechanisms. Outcomes will stimulate the Australian waste plastic recycling industry, and minimise plastic accumulation in the environment.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2023
End Date: 08-2026
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $430,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Chemical Engineering | Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions | Catalytic Process Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Management of Solid Waste from Manufacturing Activities | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified |
