Linking Stability, Odour and Production route
Project 3A
Odour emissions remain one of the major challenges for community acceptance of biosolids. Attempts to incorporate an odour classification into the regulatory framework has not yet been successful in Australia.
The project will develop a new odour classification system for biosolids by investigating the fundamental science on how odours are formed and emitted. There has been work done in this area already; however, there still exist wide gaps in our knowledge about
- how biological and chemical stability impact odour potential,
- how different processing routes result in quantitatively different odours, and
- how different materials should be handled for minimising odour formation.
The PhD student will work on deriving the fundamental science governing biological and chemical stability and identify links between stability and production routes with odour.
The ICPD will focus on developing an odour classification system in an Australian context that can be considered for incorporation into a regulatory framework.
Our team

Prof Richard Stuetz
Lead Chief Investigator
University of New South Wales

Dr Ruth Fisher
Chief Investigator
University of New South Wales

Prof Anas Ghadouani
Chief Investigator
University of Western Australia

Dr Ademir Prata
Industry Centre Post doc
University of New South Wales

Dr James Hayes
Industry Centre Post doc
University of New South Wales

Lisha Liu
PhD Candidate (ICHDR)
University of New South Wales

Thais Guerrero
PhD Candidate (ICHDR)
University of New South Wales

Andreas Pfeifle
PhD Candidate (ICHDR)
University of Western Australia