Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150103060]
Researchers:
A/Prof Gene Tyson
(Chief Investigator)
,
Paul Jensen
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Paul Lant
(Chief Investigator)
,
Professor Steven Pratt
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Dr Guo-Qiang Chen
(Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Intracellular manufacturing - high performance biomaterials from methane. The aim of this project is to produce high performance biodegradable polymers directly from methane. The key innovation is employing cutting-edge community genomic and transcriptomic approaches to characterise intracellular production lines in order to tailor polyhydroxybutyrate-co-valerate (PHBV) copolymer microstructures. This is a truly multidisciplinary project bringing together engineers, polymer scientists and molecular biologists. It is expected that a direct outcome of the project will be the first PHBV copolymer from methane. As such, the project aims to develop technology for the production of tough, flexible and affordable biopolymers and, at the same time, provide an opportunity to add value to methane.
Funding Amount $414,300
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150103060
- ARC : DP150103060