Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP130104056

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

A novel route for the production of ethylene. In this project an environmentally friendly process for the production of ethylene is developed. This project will develop a process that reacts two greenhouse gases and forms ethylene. Ethylene is needed to make polyethylene, which is used in manufacture of plastic pipes (to replace heavy and resource intensive steel), bottles and other containers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-2013

End Date: 12-2016

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $235,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council