Researchers Develop Adhesive for Potential Coral Reef Restoration
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers are developing an underwater adhesive gel using plant waste and investigating ways of using it on coral reefs to accelerate the natural stabilization process and reef recovery.
The two-pronged project funded by the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP), involves researchers from the QUT School of Chemistry and Physics who have developed the gel-like adhesive, and researchers from the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences who are conducting laboratory tests to determine the most effective method for gluing underwater coral rubble as well as live coral fragments.