Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0454055
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$379,719.00
Summary
Mass spectrometry facility for inorganic and organic analysis. The aim of the proposal is to increase the ability for JCU researchers to access high-level mass spectrometry analysis for inorganic (Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Sepctrometry, ICP-MS) and organic (Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer, GC-MS and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography HPLC-MS) chemical analysis. The proposal is significant in that it will simultaneously improve the existing highly-productive capabilities in inorgan ....Mass spectrometry facility for inorganic and organic analysis. The aim of the proposal is to increase the ability for JCU researchers to access high-level mass spectrometry analysis for inorganic (Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Sepctrometry, ICP-MS) and organic (Gas-Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer, GC-MS and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography HPLC-MS) chemical analysis. The proposal is significant in that it will simultaneously improve the existing highly-productive capabilities in inorganic analysis, whilst providing, for the first time, organic chemical analysis capabilities. This equipment will improve the capacity to undertake more incisive analytical research in the areas of research strength at JCU, that is, in Earth Science, Biological, Chemical, Engineering and Medicine.Read moreRead less
Fluid mixing in hydrothermal systems. Mixing of fluids within permeable rocks can cause significant chemical changes to the fluids and the rocks, for example it causes metals to be dissolved and transported. Accumulation into mineral deposits requires concentration mechanisms which are uncertain due to difficulty of detecting ancient fluid pathways. We will analyse these ancient fluids using new microanalytical and other combined techniques, thereby testing the role of fluid mixing as a mechanis ....Fluid mixing in hydrothermal systems. Mixing of fluids within permeable rocks can cause significant chemical changes to the fluids and the rocks, for example it causes metals to be dissolved and transported. Accumulation into mineral deposits requires concentration mechanisms which are uncertain due to difficulty of detecting ancient fluid pathways. We will analyse these ancient fluids using new microanalytical and other combined techniques, thereby testing the role of fluid mixing as a mechanism for efficient metal precipitation. The research has significance for exploration and models for mineral deposits, and for characterising other geological fluids, and provides opportunity for technical breakthroughs in microanalysis of fluid inclusions.Read moreRead less