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Researcher biography

Prof. Damien Batstone is Director of the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, where he leads environmental biotechnology and resource recovery research programmes. His research work has focused on renewable energy from biomass, production of commodity chemicals from renewable sources, and the water-energy-food nexus, including production of novel chemicals and feeds for aquaculture from gases such as hydrogen.

Anaerobic and Environmental Biotechnology

Our group specialises in processes which use anaerobic (or without air) conversions to produce bioenergy, green electricity, and other high-value products from wastes and other low value feeds.

Featured projects Duration
Nutrient recovery from agri-industrial wastewater
Australian Meat Processor Corporation
20092017
Anaerobic treatment for emission reduction from solid manure residue
National Health and Medical Research Council
20132017
Enhanced energy recovery through anaerobic co-digestion in the Australian industry
20142018
Waste to protein: developing a sustainable feed base for agriculture using novel single cell protein biotechnologies
Australian Meat Processor Corporation
20152018
Linking biological processes to solids behaviour and performance in anaerobic lagoons
Melbourne Water Corporation
20152018
Revolutionising sludge management turning costly waste into a safe product
Queensland Urban Utilities
20212024
Transforming Regional Treatment in Australia - A CRC-P Project
Queensland Urban Utilities
20192023
Transforming Australia’s biosolids resource project 1A, 1B & 2C
Australian Research Council
Efficient CO and CO2 Conversion to Biopolymers Using Phototrophic Bacteria
Australian Research Council
20192023
A One Health/System Dynamics approach to reducing Clostridioides difficile infection (NHRMC Ideas Grant administered by University of Western Australia)
National Health and Medical Research Council
20222025
Renewable energy from wastewater derived microalgae
Queensland Urban Utilities
20182024
Sewer Monitoring and Management in the Digital Era
Australian Research Council
20242029
Biosolid flow, separation and activity in anaerobic lagoons
Australian Research Council
20182020
An integrated research and education program in water, waste and energy within Australian agricultural industries
20172022
FNA-based technology to enhance performance and economics of wastewater treatment plants
Australian Research Council
20142017
Anaerobic membrane bioreactors: in vessel technology for high rate recovery of energy and nutrient resources.
Meat & Livestock Australia
20122017

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