SBIR Phase I: The Use of Halophytic Plants for the Bioremediation of Coal Bed Methane Discharge Waters

SBIR 第一阶段：利用盐生植物对煤层甲烷排放水进行生物修复

• 批准号: 0318853
• 负责人: John Woiwode
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: AquaMatrix International, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2003-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0318853&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Use; Halophytic; Plants

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 project plans to use halophytic plants for the bioremediation of coal bed methane (CBM) discharge water. CBM discharge is widely viewed as an environmental liability. Indiscriminant surface discharge causes salination of soils. The drilling companies are therefore in urgent need for an acceptable discharge process. The hypothesis for the proposed work is that halophytic plants will consume enough sodium to enable surface irrigation of CBM discharge. These bioremediation efforts will be further enhanced by intensive fish production in CBM waters prior to discharge. Successful experimental results will provide complementary, alternative, sustainable tools to manage CBM discharge.The commercial application of this project is in the area of bioremediation. CBM discharge would be more environmentally acceptable when utilizing water that has significantly reduced sodium absorption ratio (SAR). This could open up huge areas of land for responsible CBM exploration and recovery. Forage animals could derive significant nutrition from select halophytes irrigated with CBM discharge. Noxious weeds encroaching on discharge areas would be displaced by organized agriculture of halophytic plants. Surface soils would ultimately contain less salts. Nutrient input from fish manures could result in significantly greater growth of desirable plants.

该小型企业创新研究第1阶段项目计划使用盐生植物对煤层气（CBM）排放水进行生物修复。煤层气排放被广泛视为一种环境责任。不加选择的表面放电会导致土壤盐碱化。因此，钻井公司迫切需要一个可接受的排放过程。拟议工作的假设是，盐生植物将消耗足够的钠，使煤层气排放的地面灌溉。这些生物补救努力将通过在排放前在煤层气沃茨密集养鱼得到进一步加强。 成功的实验结果将提供补充，替代，可持续的工具来管理煤层气排放。该项目的商业应用是在生物修复领域。 当利用具有显著降低的钠吸收率（SAR）的水时，煤层气排放将更环保。 这可以为负责任的煤层气勘探和回收开辟大片土地。 饲料动物可以从选择的盐生植物灌溉煤层气排放量显着的营养。 侵蚀排放区的有害杂草将被有组织的盐生植物农业所取代。 表层土壤最终会含有更少的盐。 来自鱼粪的养分输入可显著提高理想植物的生长。