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Latest Research Publications
STRIVE 119 - Summary of Findings
STRIVE 119 - Summary of Findings: Safer Acid Catalysts, December 2013
Year: 2013
This report details our progress towards the development of safer, less toxic and biodegradable chemicals called acid catalysts.
STRIVE 113 - Summary of Findings
STRIVE 113 - Summary of Findings: The use of novel enzymes for the cleaner, greener production of cellulosic bioethanol, December 2013
Year: 2013
The focus of this project was to develop an alternative greener pretreatment method, based on the use of thermoacidophilic enzymes, which aims to improve the efficiency of the pretreatment step and overcome many of the technical, economical, environmental and health & safety related disadvantages associated with current practice.
STRIVE 116 - Summary of Findings
STRIVE 116 - Summary of Findings: Developing Coated Filtration Membranes for Water Purification, December 2013
Year: 2013
This project involved a laboratory scale study into improving the properties of commercial water filtration membranes for removal of metal ions such as copper and chromium from water, forming ion selective smart membranes and the reduction of protein fouling.
STRIVE 114 - Summary of Findings
STRIVE 114 - Summary of Findings: From Doughnuts to Energy: Miniature Enzyme driven Biofuel Cells, December 2013
Year: 2013
The aim of this EPA funded project was to develop cost effective microfluidic platforms for enzymatic biofuel cells.
STRIVE 111 - Summary of Findings
STRIVE 111 - Summary of Findings: New approaches to renewable energy, December 2013
Year: 2013
The project has demonstrated the first step towards the development of a green approach to CO2 reduction and recycling, and delivers a technology where hydrogen can be produced from water at room temperature.
STRIVE 116 - Developing Coated Filtration Membranes for Water Purification
STRIVE 116 - Denise Rooney, Orla Power, Catherine Fox, Carmel Breslin, Bernadette Alcock Earley , December 2013
Year: 2013
This project involved a laboratory scale study into improving the properties of commercial water filtration membranes for removal of metal ions such as copper and chromium from water, forming ion selective smart membranes and the reduction of protein fouling.
STRIVE 114: From Doughnuts to Energy: Miniature Enzyme driven Biofuel Cells
STRIVE 114 - Monika Zygowska, Vladimir Ogurtsov, Eric Moore, Grégoire Herzog., December 2013
Year: 2013
The aim of this EPA funded project was to develop cost effective microfluidic platforms for enzymatic biofuel cells.
STRIVE 113 - The use of novel enzymes for the cleaner, greener production of cellulosic bioethanol
STRIVE 113 - Angela Boyce & Gary Walsh, December 2013
Year: 2013
The focus of this project was to develop an alternative greener pretreatment method, based on the use of thermoacidophilic enzymes, which aims to improve the efficiency of the pretreatment step and overcome many of the technical, economical, environmental and health & safety related disadvantages associated with current practice.
STRIVE 119 - Safer Acid Catalysts
STRIVE 119 - Nick Gathergood, December 2013
Year: 2013
This report details our progress towards the development of safer, less toxic and biodegradable chemicals called acid catalysts.
STRIVE 111 - New approaches to renewable energy
STRIVE 111 - Dr Mary Pryce, Prof. Han Vos, Jennifer Manton, Suraj Soman, Avishek Paul, Prof. Sven Rau, December 2013
Year: 2013
The project has demonstrated the first step towards the development of a green approach to CO2 reduction and recycling, and delivers a technology where hydrogen can be produced from water at room temperature.
Research 131: Bridging the gap between science and policy
Year: 2013
Bridging the gap between science and policy
Research 132 - Bridging the gap between science and policy
Year: 2013
BRIDGE: Good Practice Guide for science-policy communication
Research 133 - Bridging the gap between science and policy
Year: 2013
Knowledge Transfer Guide for Researchers
Small Scale Study: Guidance on the beneficial use of dredging material
Dr Joseph Harrington & Gary Smith, November 2013
Year: 2013
This report provides guidance on the beneficial use of dredge material in Ireland. It provides information on dredge material characterisation, best international practice in dredge material management, a summary of current practice in Ireland and guidance on the relevant governing legislation.
Small Scale Study: Guidance on the beneficial use of dredging material
Dr Joseph Harrington & Gary Smith, November 2013
Year: 2013
This report provides guidance on the beneficial use of dredge material in Ireland. It provides information on dredge material characterisation, best international practice in dredge material management, a summary of current practice in Ireland and guidance on the relevant governing legislation.
Summary of findings: STRIVE 107 - Biodegradable Plastic from Farm-waste Plastic
Year: 2013
This summary report highlights the achievements of this project, which demonstrated the development of a technology for the conversion of post-consumer (farm) plastic into a biodegradable plastic.
Regional-Scale Assessment of Submarine Groundwater Discharge Using Remote Sensing
Development of Remote Sensing as a Tool for Detection, Quantification and Evaluation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) to Irish Coastal Waters, October 2013
Year: 2013
Recent advances in remote sensing provide an affordable tool with which to evaluate contamination of coastal waters from Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD).
Resource-efficient Ireland – Biodegradable Plastic from Farm-waste Plastic
Year: 2013
This project looks at upcycling waste plastic from Irish farms to a more valuable biodegradable form of plastic.
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SIMBIOSYS: Sectoral Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Year: 2013
The SIMBIOSYS Project investigated the impacts that human activity have on biodiversity and ecological functioning, and the associated benefits of biodiversity to human society, that is, ecosystem services.
Coastal Climate Adaptation in Ireland
Assessing current conditions and enhancing the capacity for climate resilience in local coastal management. Climate Change Research Report Programme (CCRP) 2007 - 2013 Report Series No. 28, September 2013
Year: 2013
Looks at adaptation options and responses in the Cork area.