Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170100035

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170100035

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Environmental polymer degradation. This project will use the powerful combination of mass spectrometry and computational chemistry to tease out key aspects of polymer degradation mechanisms under environmental conditions. Society increasingly relies on manufactured polymers but polymer lifespan and fossil fuel reserves are limited. Design principles are needed to guide the synthesis of durable polymers for applications from paints to protective coatings in photovoltaic cells. This project will establish appropriate guidelines and provide the scientific foundation for the synthesis of robust, long-lasting polymers, or polymers that decompose without damaging the environment. This will deliver significant economic and environmental benefits to an industry sector that contributes about 12 per cent of total Australian manufacturing.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $286,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical Organic Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Free Radical Chemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Free Radical Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Physical Organic Chemistry

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