Project description
Excess ammonia in the environment is a health risk due to its toxicity to humans and animals. Current ammonia scrubbing methods use harsh toxic chemicals that require complex storage, handling, and disposal protocols. The use of coarse sheep's wool (a relatively cheap and abundant material in NZ) will be explored as a product for ammonia uptake to mitigate the adverse effects of ammonia pollution from indoor agricultural operations. This project will explore the use of Raman microscopy and infrared spectroscopy alongside multivariate data analysis techniques to gain insights on modified fibres and the chemical aspects of these fibres that positively correlate with increased ammonia uptake. This project is done in collaboration with Dr Eng Tan at Otago University who is leading the MBIE Endeavour funded smart idea "Mitigating Indoor Agricultural Ammonia Emissions with Wool Composite".
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