The University of Queensland

Single-enzyme membrane biofuel cells for wastewater and flue gas treatment. (2019–2022)

Abstract:

This project aims to mitigate energy and environmental problems by fusing the fields of membrane separation, biocatalysis and electrochemistry. The novel single-enzyme biofuel cells can generate electrical power from processes like wastewater micropollutant degradation and flue gas carbon dioxide conversion. However, the bottleneck is the lifetime of enzymes and the lack of efficient reactor design. This project expects to overcome these challenges by developing metal-organic framework-based bioelectrode materials, and integrating them with separation membranes and single-enzyme fuel cells for energy generation. This project is expected to transform the current biocatalytic process for wastewater treatment and gas separation.

Grant type:

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Researchers:

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  Associate Professor Jingwei Hou

  ARC Future Fellow
  

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Funded by:

Australian Research Council