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Grant Award View - GA329749
Flipping the mattress: infinite polyurethane recycling by synthetic...
GA ID:
GA329749
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
28-Jul-2023
Publish Date:
2-Aug-2023
Category:
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research
Grant Term:
28-Jul-2023 to 30-Jun-2026
Value (AUD):
$674,004.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 23/24 Linkage
Grant Program:
Linkage Projects
Grant Activity:
Flipping the mattress: infinite polyurethane recycling by synthetic biology
Purpose:
Australia is covered in billions of tonnes of plastic and yet <10% is recycled today. Polyurethane (PU) is ubiquitous in our everyday lives, from lacquer coatings to elastane clothing to durable foam padding in car seats, cushions and mattresses. Currently, there are few avenues for PU recycling and much ends up in landfill e.g., a single mattress produces 15-20kg of PU foam waste. Luckily, biodegradation of PU can occur naturally via various microbial means and from insects, like Galleria mellonella larvae. The overall aim of this research project is to understand plastic biodegradation and translate nature’s solutions into flexible and efficient synthetic enzyme technologies that can sustainably recycle commonly used PU foams.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Linkage Projects for funding applied for in 2022
Internal Reference ID:
LP22 Round 2
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
Macquarie University
Recipient ABN:
90 952 801 237
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
Town/City:
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
Postcode:
2109
State/Territory:
NSW
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
NSW
Postcode:
2109
Country:
AUSTRALIA