Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0238094
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$197,000.00
Summary
Fine and Ultrafine Particle - Characterisation and Research Facility. The proposed grant aims to establish an integrated facility for characterising and researching fine and ultrafine particles. It will serve various research groups of three collaborating universities. Current facilities are limited to characterisation of liquid-borne particles down to 10 nm size. To extend the groups research interests into aerosols and nanoparticles the facilities requested in this grant are essential. Equipme ....Fine and Ultrafine Particle - Characterisation and Research Facility. The proposed grant aims to establish an integrated facility for characterising and researching fine and ultrafine particles. It will serve various research groups of three collaborating universities. Current facilities are limited to characterisation of liquid-borne particles down to 10 nm size. To extend the groups research interests into aerosols and nanoparticles the facilities requested in this grant are essential. Equipment critical for research into catalytic processes is also requested. Integration of the groups will create a force that institutions and industries,nation-wide, can turn to when the need for competent analytical and research solutions for particles and catalysis arises.Read moreRead less
Design and Optimisation of Spinning Cone Columns. This project will optimise the design and operation of spinning cone columns, a novel industrial distillation technology that has been developed in Australia. Novel and significant outcomes include applying Computational Fluid Dynamics to the design and optimisation of food processing equipment, understanding fundamental modelling issues in simulating strongly swirling flows, and allowing scale-up to be performed reliably from first principles. ....Design and Optimisation of Spinning Cone Columns. This project will optimise the design and operation of spinning cone columns, a novel industrial distillation technology that has been developed in Australia. Novel and significant outcomes include applying Computational Fluid Dynamics to the design and optimisation of food processing equipment, understanding fundamental modelling issues in simulating strongly swirling flows, and allowing scale-up to be performed reliably from first principles. The result will be a "virtual model" of the equipment, allowing design and optimisation of the equipment to be performed from first principles.Read moreRead less
Innovative green technology for bio-particle engineering. Approximately 40% of new pharmaceuticals are poorly soluble in bodily fluids. In many cases this leads to poor bioavailability, and consequent undesirable side effects as a result of high compensating dosages and generally poor patient compliance. These issues will be addressed by developing a green technology for the re-engineering of pharmaceuticals with the objective of increasing bioavilability. The research programme falls within th ....Innovative green technology for bio-particle engineering. Approximately 40% of new pharmaceuticals are poorly soluble in bodily fluids. In many cases this leads to poor bioavailability, and consequent undesirable side effects as a result of high compensating dosages and generally poor patient compliance. These issues will be addressed by developing a green technology for the re-engineering of pharmaceuticals with the objective of increasing bioavilability. The research programme falls within the Designated Research Priority of Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries. Read moreRead less
Establishing the relationship between water characteristics and fouling of membranes used in water reuse. The project will result in the following significant benefits to the Australian and international partners: a state-of-the-art laboratory and semi-pilot system from which a full-scale system could be developed and tested, funded by the water industry; an outstanding research project for postgraduate students at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Gwangji Institute of Science and Tech ....Establishing the relationship between water characteristics and fouling of membranes used in water reuse. The project will result in the following significant benefits to the Australian and international partners: a state-of-the-art laboratory and semi-pilot system from which a full-scale system could be developed and tested, funded by the water industry; an outstanding research project for postgraduate students at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Gwangji Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (GIST) and Yale University; and fostering a culture of innovation in the wastewater industry in Australia, Korea and USA and contributing to the commercialization of research by UTS, GIST and YU.Read moreRead less
Fluidised bed biosorption-flocculation granular activated carbon (FBBSF-GAC) for membrane filtration in wastewater reuse. Water resource is limited and has been continuously decreasing. The idea of recycling and reusing of wastewater has been adopted for irrigation, industry and other non-potable uses. In Australia, wastewater reuse is now considered a key strategy for conserving water at national, state and local level. In this study, the proposed treatment unit is to produce a superior effluen ....Fluidised bed biosorption-flocculation granular activated carbon (FBBSF-GAC) for membrane filtration in wastewater reuse. Water resource is limited and has been continuously decreasing. The idea of recycling and reusing of wastewater has been adopted for irrigation, industry and other non-potable uses. In Australia, wastewater reuse is now considered a key strategy for conserving water at national, state and local level. In this study, the proposed treatment unit is to produce a superior effluent quality for water reuse while minimize membrane fouling of the membrane filtration system. Hence, it will benefit water industries globally and communities in Australia. There will be a major export opportunity from Australia to supply efficient, low-cost and sustainable flocculant together with an improved treatment system worldwide.Read moreRead less
Advanced technology for production of foreign proteins in plant cell and organ cultures. The aim of this project is to develop new technology for in vitro production of pharmaceutical proteins using plant tissue culture. Animal proteins such as antibodies are currently being produced using recombinant plant systems in bioreactors; however, transient gene expression using genetically-modified viruses has a range of potential benefits for substantially increasing foreign protein titres. Because vi ....Advanced technology for production of foreign proteins in plant cell and organ cultures. The aim of this project is to develop new technology for in vitro production of pharmaceutical proteins using plant tissue culture. Animal proteins such as antibodies are currently being produced using recombinant plant systems in bioreactors; however, transient gene expression using genetically-modified viruses has a range of potential benefits for substantially increasing foreign protein titres. Because viruses rapidly infect plant tissues and can be amplified to extremely high levels, this new method for in vitro foreign protein synthesis has considerable promise. This project will extend the existing science of plant tissue culture into new areas with commercial potential.Read moreRead less
Hanging sponge aerobic bioreactor and membrane - adsorption hybrid system: a novel two stage system in wastewater reuse. A novel two-stage system consisting of a downflow hanging sponge biological reactor (DHS) and submerged membrane-adsorption hybrid system (SMAS) will be developed in this study. The DHS modified to incorporate solid separation and superior organics, and nitrogen removal will be an excellent pretreatment system that features minimum energy requirement and on sludge production. ....Hanging sponge aerobic bioreactor and membrane - adsorption hybrid system: a novel two stage system in wastewater reuse. A novel two-stage system consisting of a downflow hanging sponge biological reactor (DHS) and submerged membrane-adsorption hybrid system (SMAS) will be developed in this study. The DHS modified to incorporate solid separation and superior organics, and nitrogen removal will be an excellent pretreatment system that features minimum energy requirement and on sludge production. The post treatment of SMAS is to be studied to optimize aeration, biological activity on activated carbon will remove the remaining organics, solids, bacteria and majority of viruses. The developed hybrid system will be a cost- effective system in water reuse in small communities.Read moreRead less
Integration of Sponge Based Technology and Membrane Bioreactor: A Sustainable Treatment System for Water Recycling. Clean, safe water is becoming scarce in Australia. Recycling water is considered a promising solution to this growing problem. It is therefore important to develop sustainable treatment technologies for it. Integrating sponge-based technology and membrane bioreactor systems will solve the most challenging problem of membrane fouling while producing high quality of recycled water fr ....Integration of Sponge Based Technology and Membrane Bioreactor: A Sustainable Treatment System for Water Recycling. Clean, safe water is becoming scarce in Australia. Recycling water is considered a promising solution to this growing problem. It is therefore important to develop sustainable treatment technologies for it. Integrating sponge-based technology and membrane bioreactor systems will solve the most challenging problem of membrane fouling while producing high quality of recycled water from wastewater. The technology will maximize water resources, minimize waste and increase economic effectiveness and contributes direct benefits to the Nation in particular and to the world as a whole.Read moreRead less
An Optimal Integrated Immersed Membrane System as Pre-Treatment for Reverse Osmosis Desalination. This project will be useful for both coastal and inland areas of Australia. It will provide sustainable technology to meet the needs of water supply where the main sources are seawater and brackish water. Reverse osmosis (RO) is the dominant technology in water desalination and in the final polishing step in wastewater treatment for reuse. The novel pre-treatment proposed in this study is the key fo ....An Optimal Integrated Immersed Membrane System as Pre-Treatment for Reverse Osmosis Desalination. This project will be useful for both coastal and inland areas of Australia. It will provide sustainable technology to meet the needs of water supply where the main sources are seawater and brackish water. Reverse osmosis (RO) is the dominant technology in water desalination and in the final polishing step in wastewater treatment for reuse. The novel pre-treatment proposed in this study is the key for the cost-effective and energy efficient operation of RO. This project will strengthen research links among Australian, European and USA universities, to come up with a forefront pre-treatment technology for RO desalination. The technology is of direct benefit to ongoing RO installations in Australia and also has significant export potential.Read moreRead less
Electrocoagulation as a low-cost option for the continuous treatment of highly polluted wastewater. Water is a critically important 'raw material' with less than 0.01% of Earth's total supply being readily available. 'Once through' utilisation of this resource is no longer an acceptable industrial practise. Recycling/reuse of industrial wastewater must become the norm with economic pollutant recovery being seen as integral to the solution. The food/beverage industries are major water users. Deta ....Electrocoagulation as a low-cost option for the continuous treatment of highly polluted wastewater. Water is a critically important 'raw material' with less than 0.01% of Earth's total supply being readily available. 'Once through' utilisation of this resource is no longer an acceptable industrial practise. Recycling/reuse of industrial wastewater must become the norm with economic pollutant recovery being seen as integral to the solution. The food/beverage industries are major water users. Detailed scoping work in 2005 has identified electrocoagulation as a technically simple and economically viable option for this industry sector. Our industry partner is part of a global multi-national corporation within which successful wastewater treatment technology will be rapidly exploited and exported. Read moreRead less