Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160100039

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP160100039

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Designing starches for increased productivity in mineral flotation. Designing starches for increased productivity in mineral flotation. This project aims to understand the process of starch-mineral surface interactions, and design and develop tailored starch depressant/flocculant biopolymers for mineral beneficiation via the froth flotation process. Natural and modified starches are used as depressants and flocculants in mineral flotation, but scientists lack knowledge of mechanisms describing starch-mineral surface interactions, particularly how they process base metal sulphides. This project also intends to develop starch characterisation techniques and novel methods for modifying starch structures and functionalities. Anticipated outcomes are new novel manufacturing applications for starch in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-12-2016

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $400,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mineral Processing/Beneficiation | Polymers and Plastics | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Plastic Products (incl. Construction Materials) | Mining and Extraction of Copper Ores |

Other Keywords

Materials Engineering | Mineral Processing/Beneficiation | Mining and Extraction of Copper Ores | Plastic Products (incl. Construction Materials) | Polymers and Plastics

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