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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200101737
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
A Novel Approach to Polymer/Nanosheet Composites and Their Fundamentals. Multifunctional Polymer/nanosheet composites have not yet been widely scaled up in polymer processing and composite industries mainly due to cost and inhaling hazard. This project proposes a novel methodology which embeds nanosheet preparation within polymer melt to both remove the inhaling hazard and lower the cost; the key is to develop two groups of nanosheet intercalation compounds which can expand at the polymer processing temperature, to exfoliate and disperse nanosheets in polymers. It is expected to generate new knowledge of the structure-property relationships and fracture mechanisms of these composites, for industry to scale up this technology and to develop new product.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2020
End Date: 12-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $350,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Composite and Hybrid Materials | Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified | Polymers and Plastics | Materials Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Polymeric Materials (e.g. Paints) |
