Nanotechnology for Livestock Healthcare

Livestock production and other sectors of the livestock supply chain contribute significantly to regional communities and the following aspects:

  • developing a safe and efficient ve (antibacterial nano-formulation) to antibiotic supplements in animal nutrition products
  • generating novel nano-pesticides with improved safety and performance for livestock pest control
  • engineering nano-digestive enzymes to address small animal digestive problems

 

Nanomaterials for water treatment

Nanomaterials for water treatmentAustralia is the driest inhabited continent on earth and is regularly subject to the prolonged rainfall deficiency, increased surface water salinity and water bodies contamination. Decontamination, desalination and separation technologies have captured great interest as the alternative ways to augment the available water resources. We are developing new strategies to prepare low cost and high performance nanomaterials / nanodevices for water pollutants (heavy metal ions and organic toxins) removal and saline water desalination.

 

Nanotechnology for high-performance fertilizers

Natural nitrogen circulation in soil decreases the concerns on nutrient pollutions. The emission of green house gas NOx and nitrogen discharge into water body have severely influenced local environment and global climate. This project aims to develop novel fertilizer amendments for agricultural applications through engineering a new-generation nanoclay materials with high exchange capacity as nutrient sorbers to prevent nitrogen loss; developing efficient fertilizer formulations by achieving the sustained release of nutrient from the absorber; minimizing the emission of nitrogen into atmosphere and water body to address the pollution problems.

Nanotechnology for high-performance fertilizers

 

Project members

Lead Investigators

Professor Chengzhong (Michael) Yu

Senior Group Leader
Yu Group

Dr Xiaodan Huang

Advance Queensland Research Fellow (Mid-career
Yu Group

Dr Hao Song

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Yu Group

Researchers

Yue Wang

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Novel
Yu Group