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The IGNIS Project

Lightning, fire and space: launching the IGNIS project

A collaborative ECU research project is using space technology to study thunderstorms and the lightning strikes that result in fires that can have devastating and deadly consequences in the Australian landscape.

Efficient Plastic Recycling

Changing the future of plastic recycling

ECU’s Associate Professor Amir Razmjou is developing next-generation membranes from recycled PVC to process wastewater, minerals, and lithium.

New protein sources

From stockfeed to superfood

New research from ECU is pushing lupins toward the mainstream as a sustainable, plant-based, gluten-free protein source.

Green hydrogen quest

The holy grail of renewables

Professor Hongqi Sun and his team are developing photocatalysts that can accelerate the process of producing green hydrogen whilst improving energy efficiency.

Fighting climate change

Blue carbon economy

In world-first research, ECU's Dr Oscar Serrano and his team have accurately quantified the amount of greenhouse gases –or 'blue carbon' –being absorbed and emitted by Australian marine ecosystems.

Global impact

Seagrass

ECU's ground-breaking marine science research will inform global climate change policy for years to come.

Drinking clean water

Microplastics

ECU's Professor Hongqi Sun is developing a treatment to filter microplastics and break down pharmaceutical contaminants in water.

Clean the world

Metal filtration

It may look like a simple piece of aluminium foil, but when added to wastewater this high-tech strip of iron can remove impurities in just minutes.

Greening the future

Solar glass

Researchers at ECU have developed a high-tech type of glass that uses nanotechnology to harvest solar energy from the sun.

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