Engineered hydrochar for industrial wastewater quality monitoring and treatment

用于工业废水质量监测和处理的工程水炭

• 批准号: 571708-2021
• 负责人: He, QuanQH
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=752728
• 关键词: Engineered; hydrochar; industrial; wastewater; quality

Biomass represents the only abundant source of renewable organic carbon which can be converted to a variety of biochemicals and biomaterials. Hydrochar is one of these biomaterials and has demonstrated its potential in a variety of applications as soil amendments, catalyst supports, and bio-adsorbents. The proposed international collaboration aims to leverage the expertise of leading research groups from Australia and Brazil to create a scientifically robust platform for undertaking world-leading research for the development of engineered hydrochar products. The initial applications to be explored will include effective industrial wastewater quality monitoring and treatment. The project fits well into the concept of the Circular Economy and is also viewed as a good practice to convert carbon source to a stable carbon sink.The outcomes from the current study will include 1) The establishment of a highly experienced research team with complementary expertise to undertake cutting edge research on hydrochar for a range of environmental applications; 2) Developing proof of concept designs for engineered hydrochar for the removal of heavy metals in industrial wastewater and biosensors for water quality monitoring; 3) Positioning of the research team to apply for larger-scale research funding to extend the research beyond the proof of concept and to build an international reputation in hydrochar research.Canada produces more biomass resources per capita than any other country. The outcomes from this project will contribute to building Canada's reputation as a world leader in the development of bioproducts and capacity for effective conversion of waste biomass to advanced biocarbon materials for improving environmental sustainability. It also contributes to bridging significant knowledge gaps in relation to the production of engineered hydrochar for application to industrial wastewater treatment whilst minimising the energy footprint. It also serves as an exemplar for the practical application of the Circular Economy concept and the move to a low-carbon society.

生物质是可再生有机碳的唯一丰富来源，可以转化为各种生物化学品和生物材料。氢炭是这些生物材料中的一种，在土壤改良剂、催化剂载体和生物吸附剂等方面显示了其潜在的应用前景。拟议的国际合作旨在利用澳大利亚和巴西领先研究小组的专业知识，创建一个科学上强大的平台，为开发工程加氢焦产品进行世界领先的研究。将探索的初步应用将包括有效的工业废水质量监测和处理。该项目非常符合循环经济的概念，也被视为将碳源转化为稳定的碳汇的良好做法。目前的研究成果将包括：1)建立一支经验丰富、专业知识互补的研究团队，开展一系列环境应用领域的加氢焦尖端研究；2)开发用于去除工业废水中重金属的工程加氢焦及用于水质监测的生物传感器的概念验证设计；3)定位研究团队申请更大规模的研究资金，将研究扩展到概念验证之外，并在氢烃研究方面建立国际声誉。加拿大的人均生物质资源比其他任何国家都多。该项目的成果将有助于建立加拿大在生物产品开发和将废弃生物质有效转化为先进生物碳材料以改善环境可持续性方面的世界领先地位。它还有助于弥合与生产用于工业废水处理的工程加氢焦有关的重大知识差距，同时最大限度地减少能源消耗。它也是实际应用循环经济理念和迈向低碳社会的典范。