Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150103060

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150103060

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Intracellular manufacturing - high performance biomaterials from methane. The aim of this project is to produce high performance biodegradable polymers directly from methane. The key innovation is employing cutting-edge community genomic and transcriptomic approaches to characterise intracellular production lines in order to tailor polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHBV) copolymer microstructures. This is a truly multidisciplinary project bringing together engineers, polymer scientists and molecular biologists. It is expected that a direct outcome of the project will be the first PHBV copolymer from methane. As such, the project aims to develop technology for the production of tough, flexible and affordable biopolymers and, at the same time, provide an opportunity to add value to methane.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $414,300.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Engineering | Bioprocessing, Bioproduction and Bioproducts | Industrial Microbiology (incl. Biofeedstocks) | Environmental Technologies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) |

Other Keywords

Bioprocessing, Bioproduction and Bioproducts | Environmental Engineering | Environmental Technologies | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Industrial Microbiology (incl. Biofeedstocks) | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics)

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