Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0450165

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0450165

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Biological Leaching of Low Grade Nickel Laterite Ores. Harnessing the capability of fungi to dissolve large quantities of nickel and cobalt from laterite ores will create a step change in the technology for processing nickel laterites and other oxide minerals. Using microorganisms and their metabolic products promises to be effective, energy saving, easily controlled and environmentally safe. The mechanistic investigation proposed in this study will generate fundamental innovations and technological advancement in bio-leaching of laterite ores. Such technologies can secure the sustainability of nickel production and provide unique ecological reform to the mineral extraction industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2004

End Date: 01-04-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $246,986.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other Industrial Biotechnology | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy | Mineral Processing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

First stage treatment of ores and minerals | Other non-ferrous metals (e.g. copper,zinc) | Other |

Other Keywords

Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | First stage treatment of ores and minerals | Mineral Processing | Other | Other Industrial Biotechnology | Other non-ferrous metals (e.g. copper,zinc) | Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy

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