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

Richard_Stuetz_HS

Prof Richard Stuetz

Lead Chief Investigator
University of New South Wales

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Dr Ruth Fisher

Chief Investigator
University of New South Wales

Anas_Ghadouani_HS

Prof Anas Ghadouani

Chief Investigator
University of Western Australia

Ademir Prata 2

Dr Ademir Prata

Industry Centre Post doc
University of New South Wales

James Hayes 1

Dr James Hayes

Industry Centre Post doc
University of New South Wales

Lisha Liu

Lisha Liu

PhD Candidate (ICHDR)
University of New South Wales

Thais Guerrero 2

Thais Guerrero

PhD Candidate (ICHDR)
University of New South Wales

Andreas Pfeifle

Andreas Pfeifle

PhD Candidate (ICHDR)
University of Western Australia