Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200100661

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE200100661

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Nanoparticle with Metal Organic Framework for Lithium Recovery from Brine. The project aims to develop technology enabling lithium to be cost-effectively extracted from brine. Today Australia meets the increasing demand for lithium by mining hardrock lithium, an environmentally damaging activity. An alternative is to source lithium from brine produced as industrial wastewater (in desalination or shale gas production). The main challenge that brine presents to selectively extracting lithium is competing ions. By advancing knowledge of nanomaterials and membrane distillation, the project expects to overcome both this technical challenge and other practical challenges. From wastewater, the anticipated system will produce additional clean water and a valuable commodity that can offset the cost of water treatment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-05-2020

End Date: 06-11-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $426,551.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Engineering | Nanomaterials | Environmental Technologies | Membrane and Separation Technologies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Urban and Industrial Water Management | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |

Other Keywords

Environmental Engineering | Environmental Technologies | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Membrane and Separation Technologies | Nanomaterials | Urban and Industrial Water Management

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