Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0991958

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0991958

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Nano- and micro-scale engineering of MoS2-based catalyst for conversion of syngas to ethanol. Domestic production of ethanol to provide a 10% blend in petrol (E10) can be achieved from waste methane gas that Australia currently vents or flares to atmosphere. This project aims to develop a conversion process for making ethanol from syngas (the product of coal or methane gasification). Small scale, modularised plants would make ethanol locally to the methane emission source. The benefits of local E10 production would be a reduction in the oil trade deficit of $1 billion per year, $500 million per year in lower carbon imposts to industry and government, 25 million tonnes per year of reduced CO2e release to atmosphere and significantly improved urban air through reduced emissions from car transport, with attendant human health benefits.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-02-2010

End Date: 31-12-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $575,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Nanotechnology | Heat And Mass Transfer Operations

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate change | Energy transformation | Gas—conversion to liquid fuels |

Other Keywords

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Climate change | Energy transformation | Gas—conversion to liquid fuels | Heat And Mass Transfer Operations | Nanotechnology

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