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BIOMANUFACTURING OF FRESH IRRIGATION WATER FROM SALINE AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WATER USING A NOVEL ALGAE-BASED ION PUMPING MEMBRANE PROCESS

Objective

The seed project has the following research objectives:(1) Engineer algae to desalinate brackish water by pumping ions across their cellular membranes.(2) Develop precision-fabricated microporous scaffolds for algae-based bio-desalination membranes. (3) Develop a nitrate-assisted modular photochemical oxidation process to degrade chemical contaminants in brackish groundwater. (4) Consider the economics associated with the biomanufacturing of irrigation water with environmental remediation.

Investigators
Liu, H.; Jinkerson, RO, .
Institution
The Regents of University of California
Start date
2023
End date
2025
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
CALW-2022-10821
Accession number
1030655
https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/1030655.html