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，可转化为各种生物化学品和生物材料。水热炭是这些生物材料中的一种，并且已经证明了其作为土壤改良剂、催化剂载体和生物吸附剂在各种应用中的潜力。拟议的国际合作旨在利用来自澳大利亚和巴西的领先研究小组的专业知识，创建一个科学上强大的平台，用于开展世界领先的工程水热炭产品开发研究。初步探索的应用将包括有效的工业废水质量监测和处理。该项目符合循环经济的理念，也被视为将碳源转化为稳定碳汇的良好实践。目前研究的成果将包括：1）建立一支经验丰富的研究团队，拥有互补的专业知识，开展水热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热炭和用于水质监测的生物传感器的概念设计证明; 3）研究团队的定位，以申请更大的-规模的研究资金，以扩大研究超越概念的证明，并建立在水热炭研究的国际声誉。加拿大生产的生物质资源人均比任何其他国家。该项目的成果将有助于建立加拿大作为世界领先的生物产品开发和有效转化废弃生物质为先进生物碳材料以改善环境可持续性的能力的声誉。它还有助于弥合与应用于工业废水处理的工程水热炭生产有关的重大知识差距，同时最大限度地减少能源足迹。它也是循环经济概念的实际应用和向低碳社会迈进的典范。