Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
680 Prairie View A&M University (142568)
Principal Investigator: Ray, Ram
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 399,680
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): Yes
Start and End Dates: 1/1/23 - 12/31/23
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Agriculture
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Producing Algal Biomass from Wastewater as Cotton Plant Fertilizer to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
DOE - Office of Fossil Energy
CFDA Link: DOE
81.089
Program Title:
University Training and Research for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management - Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
CFDA Linked: Fossil Energy Research and Development
Note:
1.1.1 Bio-sequestration of CO2 using algae has been regarded highly beneficial. In addition, algae is known to sequester Nitrogen (N), Phosporous (P) and Potassium (K) from wastewater and is a complete biofertilizer to grow plants. We propose a 2-year project to investigate and develop how chemical fertilizer can be displaced with algal biomass produced using wastewater for growing cotton plants to reduce carbon footprint. In the first year, we will evaluate the CO2 uptake and improve the efficiency of producing wild algal biomasses using benchtop Rotating Algal Biofilm (RAB) reactor at the University of Houston (UH) by varying the minerals and sodium bicarbonate.
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