{"id":7700,"date":"2024-03-27T04:57:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=7700"},"modified":"2024-03-27T04:57:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T04:57:37","slug":"zeotech-launches-methane-reduction-trial-at-qld-university-using-emissions-busting-wonder-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicherald.net\/?p=7700","title":{"rendered":"Zeotech launches methane reduction trial at QLD university using emissions-busting \u2018wonder material\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zeotech to carry out controlled field trials of methane control zeolites at Griffith University<br \/>\nControlled trials determined to most efficient way to optimise configurations, increase data collection frequency<br \/>\nTrials will also accelerate patent and carbon credit methodology development<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Special Report:<\/em><\/strong><strong> Zeotech and its partners will carry out controlled infield validation trials of its methane control zeoteCH4 zeolites, a potential solution to<\/strong> methane emissions from landfills.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to undertake controlled field <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/tech\/this-company-is-ready-to-take-its-landfill-methane-reduction-tech-to-key-field-validation-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>trials<\/strong><\/a> at Griffith rather than at a Cleanaway landfill site was made as it was determined to be the most efficient pathway to scale the technology by optimising configurations, increasing data collection frequency, and evaluating the maximum methane oxidation potential of zeoteCH\u2084.<\/p>\n<p>Zeolites \u2013 also known as molecular sieves \u2013 are manufactured porous mineral frameworks composed mainly of aluminium, silicon, and oxygen that can trap, exchange, or release ions and molecules.<\/p>\n<p>This enables the wonder material to find applications in diverse industrial and environmental contexts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/zeotech-zeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Zeotech (ASX:ZEO)<\/strong><\/a> is exploring the potential of its zeoteCH\u2084 zeolites to address the challenge of reducing methane emissions from landfills, a significant contributor to Australia\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Trials carried out by Griffith in November last year into the use of zeolites in a layer capping landfills to control emissions proved successful with batch experiments displaying early methane oxidation efficiency of up to 70-80%.Further testing on new configurations that are more closely aligned to the intended infield design had shown oxidation rates exceeding 90%,<\/p>\n<p>A key component of the technology methane oxidising bacteria (methanotrophs) were \u00a0found to actively colonise and co-exist with the company\u2019s products, contributing to the overall effectiveness of ZEO\u2019s zeoteCH\u2084 product as a practical methane abatement technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Controlled trials<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>ZEO will now proceed with controlled field trials at Griffith using materials sourced from a Cleanaway landfill as the most efficient pathway to scale the technology.<\/p>\n<p>Controlled trials will enhance patent development for potential novel steps associated with methanotroph inoculation and propagation, and zeoteCH\u2084 product configurations.<\/p>\n<p>The use of simulated field configurations will also seek to advance the commercial readiness of the technology by enabling additional data collection that could support potential carbon credit methodology development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that the controlled field trials will enable improved data collection, alongside the ability to better evaluate the maximum methane oxidation potential of the Company\u2019s products that could reflect a range of landfill profiles,\u201d chief executive officer Scott Burkhart said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhilst this is an adjustment from original plan, it offers greater flexibility to optimise the configurations and support the development of potential patent applications associated with the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was developed in collaboration with Zeotech, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article does not constitute financial product advice. 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