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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP210301424
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Scale-up of catalytic furandicarboxylic acid production at room temperature. This project will use new knowledge acquired from our laboratory-scale discoveries to develop a new process feasible for industrial-scale production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The method makes FDCA, a platform chemical for future chemical industry, from a completely renewable source derived from plant sugars, 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural. This is an essential process for production of biodegradable plastic from sugar that has not been commercialised. This technology will realise sizeable industrial-scale production of FDCA at low costs and without heating. The production development of this valuable commodity from renewable plant sugars will provide high-quality postgraduate training in future green chemical production methods.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2023
End Date: 05-2025
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $245,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Chemical Engineering | Catalysis and Mechanisms of Reactions | Catalytic Process Engineering | Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl. Textiles)
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) |
