Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344556

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344556

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Redox initiated chemistry of hydrogenase H-cluster model compounds: Biologically inspired hydrogen activation catalysts? High efficiency, low temperature, cheap hydrogen activation catalysts suitable for fuel cell applications would provide the basis for the development of environmentally benign technologies suitable for transportation and some power applications. Hydrogenase enzymes are high efficiency, low temperature, hydrogen activation catalysts and the active site of the all-iron version of the enzyme has recently been revealed to be a remarkable, weakly protein bound, iron-sulfur-carbonyl-cyanide complex. Research into the reactions of redox activated abiological model compounds will provide insights into the molecular basis of the enzymatic reaction, potentially leading to the discovery of highly efficient, biologically inspired hydrogen activation catalysts.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $260,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Bioinorganic Chemistry | Inorganic Chemistry | Transition Metal Chemistry | Organometallic Chemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Higher education | Chemical sciences | Scientific instrumentation |

Other Keywords

Bioinorganic Chemistry | Chemical sciences | Higher education | Inorganic Chemistry | Organometallic Chemistry | Scientific instrumentation | Transition Metal Chemistry

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