Development of a New Waste Gas Biofilter Using Sustainable Biochar as The Support Medium

A stipend of £15,000 per annum is offered to a strong candidate for this full-time PhD studentship in the School of Science and Engineering at Teesside University.

Biochar is recognised for its potential for carbon capture, renewable energy production and contaminant (bio)remediation. The aim of this multidisciplinary project is to design, build and test a novel trickling bed filter for the treatment of malodorant and polluting waste gases. The bed will be constructed from sustainably sourced biochar as a support medium for the active bacterial phase to hopefully produce a greener solution with enhanced efficiency for waste gas clean up. The project is: a green alternative to the use of expensive consumables and often hazardous solvents; multidisciplinary to ensure a correct mix of academic support; and, intended to ensure that Teesside University matches the considerable academic interest in the topic by renowned universities such as Newcastle and Imperial College.