Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150103487
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Understanding graphitization: developing a model for activated carbons. For over 60 years it has remained a puzzle why some carbons graphitise under heating while others do not. The question is of practical importance as oxidation of non-graphitising carbons produces activated carbon, a product of high value with industrial, medical and environmental applications. Using computational and experimental techniques the project will study the graphitisation process and pinpoint the structural elements which inhibit it. Based on these findings the project aims to develop a nanoscale atomistic model for activated carbons. This is expected to be an important contribution to the field of chemical engineering in which current models of activated carbon neglect either curvature in the network or the presence of oxygen.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2015
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $335,500.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Nanomaterials | Physical Chemistry of Materials | Nanotechnology | Condensed Matter Imaging
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
