Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0210758

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0210758

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fundamental Knowledge Generation of Organic Solid Waste-Microorganism Interactions. The management of organic solid waste is a major global environmental issue, exacerbated by increasing populations and urbanisation. However, there are biological processes (e.g. anaerobic composting) that show excellent potential as the solution to this global problem. We know that the rate-limiting step to biological organic solid waste degradation is the initial hydrolysis process carried out by microorganisms. We will study at a microscale the "organic solid waste surface-microorganism" interactions and compare data from digesters with the rumen which is a highly efficient model solid substrate digestion system. Our generated knowledge will be used in future practical applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2004

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $315,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Environmental Technologies | Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Renewable energy not elsewhere classified (e.g. geothermal)

Other Keywords

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Environmental Technologies | Land and water management | Microbial Ecology | Renewable energy not elsewhere classified (e.g. geothermal)

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