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Development of a WaterVal Granular Filter Validation Protocol

Project number: #2074, Development of a WaterVal Granular Filter Validation Protocol, Veolia Water Australia, , Dr Kathy Northcott, 2023

Focus Area: Networks & Treatment

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Supply Optimisation

Conventional media filtration is the most common process used as one of the main barriers for pathogen and solids removal in water...
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Phycoremediation of Winery wastewater enhancing circular economy and ARC Linkage Biosolids project

Project number: #4973, Phycoremediation of Winery wastewater enhancing circular economy and ARC Linkage Biosolids project, Water Research Australia, Transforming Biosolids, Praveen Kuppan,

Focus Area: Circular Economy

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Circular Economy

This project will develop a Novel Phycoremediation technology “phycosol” for winery process effluent with simultaneously generation of biomass for biofuels and other...
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Plasma bubbles for algae control

Project number: #4970, Plasma bubbles for algae control, Isle Utilities, UNSW Sydney, Angelina - ,

Focus Area: Networks & Treatment

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Supply Optimisation

Algal and cyanobacterial blooms incur current treatment challenges such as high operational cost, disinfectant by-product formation, and the requirement to separate oxidants...
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Impacts of Non-degredable organic contents (NDOs) on sludge Rheology and Dewaterability

Project number: #4968, Impacts of Non-degredable organic contents (NDOs) on sludge Rheology and Dewaterability, Water Research Australia, RMIT University, Ali Tabatabaei,

Focus Area: Networks & Treatment

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Supply Optimisation

By dewatering sludge, wastes can be efficiently and reliably concentrated into filter cakes with high solids for cost-effective disposal...
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Ecological engineering of textiles to reduce the pollution by fibre

Project number: #4967, Ecological engineering of textiles to reduce the pollution by fibre, Water Research Australia, Transforming Biosolids, ,

Focus Area: Human & Environmental Health Impacts

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Liveability

The aim of this project is to determine which physical features of textiles increase fibre release during washing, so they can be...
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Sustainability assessment of biosolids management options

Project number: #4966, Sustainability assessment of biosolids management options, South East Water, UNSW Sydney, Jingwen Luo,

Focus Area: Human & Environmental Health Impacts

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Circular Economy

Biosolids generated during the wastewater treatment processes has become a major burden of wastewater treatment plants and an unresolved problem for major...
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Application of biosolid-biochar to restore degraded soils

Project number: #4965, Application of biosolid-biochar to restore degraded soils, Water Research Australia, RMIT University, ,

Focus Area: Human & Environmental Health Impacts

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Circular Economy

The project aims to investigate the impacts of biosolids biochar immobilized bacteria on soil microbial activity and diversity during arsenic phytoremediation...
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Application of biosolids-derived biochar for the bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated urban soil

Project number: #4964, Application of biosolids-derived biochar for the bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated urban soil, Water Research Australia, RMIT University, ,

Focus Area: Circular Economy

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Circular Economy

Petroleum hydrocarbon is one of the most common soil contaminants in many countries...
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Biosolids to biochar and platform chemicals

Project number: #4963, Biosolids to biochar and platform chemicals, Water Research Australia, RMIT University, Ibrahim Hakeem,

Focus Area: Networks & Treatment

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Circular Economy

The sustainable application of biosolids to agricultural land is being limited by many contaminants such as microbial pathogens, PFAS, microplastics, and heavy...
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Modelling and simulation of gas solid beds

Project number: #4962, Modelling and simulation of gas solid beds, Water Research Australia, RMIT University, Shivani Agnihotri,

Focus Area: Human & Environmental Health Impacts

Status: In Progress

National Research Priority: Circular Economy

Energy sector focusses to be able to meet all the requirements of sustainable national development of energy resources and efficient utilization of...
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