Investigation of the Plastic Degradation in Blue-carbon Ecosystems in Asia Using Biogeochemical Approach

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23K14058
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 41050:Environmental agriculture-related
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	Nguyen・Van Thinh 九州大学, カーボンニュートラル・エネルギー国際研究所, 学術研究員 (10835432)
Project Period (FY)	2023-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	Microplastics / Biodegradation / Blue carbon ecosystem / Microorganism / Polymer degradation
Outline of Research at the Start	A. FY2023 outline of research: The degradation of plastic under UV will be clarified; Participate 2 international conferences; Publish 1 research paper. B. FY2024 outline of research: The bacteria involved in to plastic biodegradation will be identified; Publish 1 to 2 research papers.