Upcycling of Landfill Waste into Hydrogen, Fuels and Materials
Upcycling of Landfill Waste into Hydrogen, Fuels and Materials
This activity aims to transform waste biomass into hydrogen fuel and char/inorganic ash for potential use in commercial applications.
| Lead participants: | Classification:
Research and development |
Status:
In progress |
Estimated cost: |
| Research partners: Partner institutions and organisations are included in the CRC-P Program Grants webpage (Round 10) |
Main supply chain category:
Hydrogen production |
Location:
New South Wales, Australia |
Announced funding:
AUD$2.2 million – Australian Federal Government Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Program Grant (Round 10 Funding Round |
Research description
Bioelektra has developed a municipal solid waste (MSW) process which produces 70% recyclables and 30% biomass. The latter currently goes into landfill. This activity aims to transform the waste biomass into hydrogen fuel and char/inorganic ash for potential use in commercial applications (e.g. char/inorganic ash has applications in the construction sector).
A bio-refinery demonstration unit, employing additive manufacturing for catalyst fabrication, underpins the proposed activity. Techno-economic analysis will examine the potential for hydrogen use in future Bioelektra MSW collection trucks and/or export.
The project received AUD$2.2 million in grant funding as part of Round 10 of the CRC-P Program and has a scheduled three year duration to end December 2023.
This description is based on publicly available information as at January 2021.