Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP160100866

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP160100866

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Improving thiocyanate bioremediation with meta-genomics/transcriptomics. Improving thiocyanate bioremediation with meta-genomics/transcriptomics. This project aims to elucidate the roles of thiocyanate-degrading microbial consortium members involved in sulphur and nitrogen oxidation, using metagenomics and metatranscriptomics. The gold mining industry generates environmentally toxic thiocyanate as a waste by-product, for which the most cost-effective remediation strategy is degradation by natural microbes. Efforts to bioremediate, however, suffer from a lack of understanding of the full metabolic potential of the microbes involved. The intended outcome of this project is the improved design and operation of thiocyanate bioremediation reactor systems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 23-11-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $255,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Environmental Biotechnology | Bioremediation | Inorganic Geochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Management of Water Consumption by Mineral Resource Activities | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Mining Land and Water Management |

Other Keywords

Bioremediation | Environmental Biotechnology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Inorganic Geochemistry | Management of Water Consumption by Mineral Resource Activities | Microbial Ecology | Mining Land and Water Management

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