Directly Transforming Sewage Sludge into High-value Liquid Bioenergy

该项目旨在开发一种创新技术和基础科学，通过将污水污泥直接转化为高价值的中链脂肪酸，使其易于收集、储存和运输，从而从污水污泥中获得可再生液体生物能源，并在经济和安全的平台上实现污泥减量。废水处理正在产生越来越多的富碳污水污泥，这通常是一种大量但在很大程度上尚未开发的可再生资源。该项目的预期结果将把污水污泥从一个麻烦的废物流转化为一种有价值的资源，可以应用于现有的污泥处理基础设施，以解决澳大利亚日益增长的能源需求。

This project aims to develop an innovative technology and the underpinning science to gain renewable liquid bioenergy from sewage sludge and realise sludge reduction on an economical and safe platform, by directly transforming sewage sludge into high-value medium chain fatty acids, allowing for easy collection, storage and transportation. Wastewater treatment is generating an increasing quantity of carbon-rich sewage sludge, which typically represents a substantial, but largely untapped, renewable resource. The intended outcome of the project will transform sewage sludge from a troublesome waste stream to a valuable resource that can be applied in existing sludge treatment infrastructure for addressing Australia’s increasing energy demand.