Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0219019

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0219019

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of a Trickle Filter for Treating Sour Water from Oil Shale Processing Plants. Oil is extracted from oil shale by pyrolysing pre-dried crushed shale. Despite drying , the shale retains a residual moisture level of approximately 5% which ultimately ends up as an aqueous phase in the condensate stream from the pyrolysis process. This aqueous phase, know as sour water, contains a range of organic compounds, including carboxylic acids, nitorgen heterocyclics and ketones. This aim of this proposal is to develop trickle filters to treat the sour water. The biofilms that develop in trickle filters are ideal for supporting slow growing microbial species. Research is needed to transfer native microorganisms in the oil shale desposit to the durable gravels that will be used in the filter.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 26-03-2005

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $109,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Technologies | Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Design | Water And Sanitary Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oil shale and tar sands | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Design | Environmental Technologies | Land and water management | Oil shale and tar sands | Preparation and Supply of Energy Source Minerals | Water And Sanitary Engineering

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