Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0773172

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0773172

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Water at Hydrophobic Surfaces. The properties of water define the nature of life on this planet. When water encounters a hydrophobic surface - at the air/water interface, in contact with unreactive solids such as Teflon, or at an oil drop, our recent experiments indicate that the water dissociates more readily into protons and hydroxide ions - undergoes autolysis - than in bulk water. Furthermore, the hydroxide ions are preferentially adsorbed at the surface, giving it a negative charge. This project will test the generality and implications of this novel concept. The results will range across physics, chemistry, biology and their associated technologies, a consequence of the ubiquitous importance of water.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-02-2007

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $665,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Colloid And Surface Chemistry | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Soaps and cosmetics | Oils and fats (incl. margarines) | Chemical sciences |

Other Keywords

Chemical sciences | Colloid And Surface Chemistry | Oils and fats (incl. margarines) | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) | Soaps and cosmetics

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