Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208453

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208453

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Polymerization Mechanism and Kinetics of 1,1-Disubstituted Monomers. This project focuses on two exciting research areas: (I) we have found that an oxygen atom b to the double bond activates radical polymerization, making a whole new family of polymeric structures accessible, and (II) we have strong preliminary data that demonstrates a very large solvent effect on propagation and termination reactions for acrylic monomers with an a-CH2OH functionality, suggesting that significant control can be exerted over the polymerization process using additives. Additionally, we demonstrate that polymers containing repeat units with an a-CH2OH functionality can undergo reversible cyclization, enabling a whole range of novel functional materials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2002

End Date: 30-06-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $185,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Synthesis Of Macromolecules | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Polymerisation Mechanisms

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Synthetic resins and rubber | Plastics in primary forms |

Other Keywords

Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Plastics in primary forms | Polymerisation Mechanisms | Synthesis Of Macromolecules | Synthetic resins and rubber

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