Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200102652

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200102652

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Optimising catalyst performance by tuning adsorption with light. This project aims to utilize visible light to control reactant adsorption on catalyst surfaces for accelerating reactions and tuning product selectivity. Visible light irradiation of plasmonic metal nanoparticles can generate a force that attracts reactant to the nanoparticles in a catalyst, and causes desorption of other reactant-types from the particles. These compound-selective effects can alter the concentrations of reactants at the catalyst surface, a new paradigm for optimising catalytic performance. This project expects to open new capabilities within fields of catalysis and light-matter interaction. The anticipated outcomes include significant advancement of knowledge in catalysis and new approaches for important chemical synthesis.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 24-09-2020

End Date: 31-12-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $446,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions | Optical Properties of Materials | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |

Other Keywords

Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Optical Properties of Materials | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

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