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.

生物质是唯一丰富的可再生有机碳来源，可以转化为各种生物化学品和生物材料。水炭是这些生物材料之一，并已在土壤改良剂、催化剂载体和生物吸附剂等多种应用中展示了其潜力。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，创建一个科学稳健的平台，以开展工程水热炭产品开发的世界领先研究。初步探索的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碳汇的良好实践。当前研究的成果将包括： 1）建立一支经验丰富、具有互补专业知识的研究团队，开展水炭在一系列环境应用中的前沿研究； 2) 开发用于去除工业废水中重金属的工程水炭和用于水质监测的生物传感器的概念验证设计； 3) 研究团队的定位是申请更大规模的研究经费，以将研究扩展到概念验证之外，并在水热炭研究领域建立国际声誉。加拿大的人均生物质资源生产量比任何其他国家都多。该项目的成果将有助于建立加拿大作为生物产品开发领域世界领导者的声誉，以及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的能力。它还有助于弥合用于工业废水处理的工程水炭生产方面的重大知识差距，同时最大限度地减少能源足迹。这也是循环经济理念实际应用、迈向低碳社会的典范。