Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190100975 [ 2020-12-17 - 2024-12-16 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Adjunct Professor Ram Dalal AM (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Tuan Nguyen (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Dr Longbin Huang (Chief Investigator) ,  Professor Phil Hugenholtz (Chief Investigator) ,  Professor Phil Hugenholtz (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Breaking critical barriers in soil formation of bauxite residues . Conventional methods of bauxite residue rehabilitation require expensive and unsustainable covering topsoil. Building on recent breakthroughs in eco-engineering tailings into soil, the project aims to develop a field-based technology using marine microbes and halophytic plants to accelerate in-situ soil formation from bauxite residues (incl seawater neutralised bauxite residues) under field conditions. The technology will be underpinned by understanding the roles of marine microbe consortia and eco-engineering inputs in accelerating key mineralogical, geochemical, physical and biological changes in bauxite residues. This technology is expected to be transferable and adaptable across other alumina refineries in Australia.

Funding Amount $777,172

Funding Scheme Linkage Projects

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