Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100497

Funded Activity Summary

Maximising waste-to-energy technologies by overcoming microbial inhibition. This project aims to understand microbial inhibition and acclimation mechanisms that limit anaerobic digestion. 30% of waste in Australia is organic, and most is sent to landfills. Anaerobic digestion is a low-cost treatment technology that diverts organic waste to renewable energy production, but is under-used due to inhibitory compounds (e.g. ammonia, salts and heavy metals) and limited knowledge of microbiology. Understanding microbial capacity and inhibition/acclimatisation mechanisms is expected to drive greater application of anaerobic technology by enabling new processes and super-charging energy production from existing infrastructure. This would support Australia’s transition to a reliable, low-cost, low-emission and secure energy future.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 15-05-2017

End Date: 01-02-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $372,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Engineering | Wastewater Treatment Processes | Environmental Technologies | Environmental Engineering Modelling

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biofuel (Biomass) Energy | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Urban and Industrial Water Management |

Other Keywords

Biofuel (Biomass) Energy | Environmental Engineering | Environmental Engineering Modelling | Environmental Technologies | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Urban and Industrial Water Management | Wastewater Treatment Processes

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