Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200103243

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200103243

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Bio-recovery of rare earth elements from Australian soils and mine tailings. This project aims to discover how microbes dissolve weathering-resistant phosphate minerals that contain valuable rare earth elements used widely in modern technology. This discovery would create new knowledge in the interdisciplinary fields of biogeochemistry and biohydrometallurgy, using an innovative combination of techniques in metagenomics, microbiology and mineralogy. Expected research outcomes include new, more economic and environmentally sustainable biotechnologies for recovering rare earth elements and increasing phosphorus availability in Australian mineral deposits and soils. These outcomes should benefit the mining and agricultural sectors, by decreasing Australia's dependency on overseas REE supply and the use of fertilizers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-06-2020

End Date: 31-12-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $611,493.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Biodiscovery | Environmental Biotechnology | Hydrometallurgy |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Mining and Extraction of Titanium Minerals, Zircon, and Rare Earth Metal Ores (e.g. Monazite) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Soils not elsewhere classified

Other Keywords

Biodiscovery | Environmental Biotechnology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Hydrometallurgy | Microbial Ecology | Mining and Extraction of Titanium Minerals, Zircon, and Rare Earth Metal Ores (e.g. Monazite) | Soils not elsewhere classified

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