Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP160103636
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Understanding the molecular structure and chemical behaviour of asphaltenes. This project will advance the science underpinning technologies for cost-effective use of heavy oil resources. Asphaltene aggregation and precipitation pose enormous challenges for extraction, transport, storage and refining of heavy oils. Understanding the physicochemical properties of asphaltenes is crucial to the future oil industry as light crudes become scarce. This project plans to develop and deploy an innovative molecular probe technique, combined with sequential thermal and solvent extraction and advanced tools for nanoscale characterisation, to reveal the molecular structure and chemical behaviour of asphaltenes. The resulting understanding of the mechanisms of asphaltene aggregation and dissociation may provide a scientific basis for controlling asphaltene precipitation to improve the stability and thus improve the use of heavy oils.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2016
End Date: 12-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $590,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified | Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Oil and Gas Refining | Preparation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands | Preparation and Production of Energy Sources not elsewhere classified |
