Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0988410

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0988410

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding biological nitrogen fixation: an investigation of multi-electron reduction catalysis at novel iron-sulfur clusters. A new class of iron-sulfur clusters held together by a central light atom will be prepared and their reactions thoroughly studied. These clusters are important because they will have the same structure as the iron-molybdenum cluster of the enzyme nitrogenase. This enzyme fixes atmospheric nitrogen as ammonia. It is the primary route of nitrogen entry into all living systems. Industrially ammonia is produced in an energy-demanding process on a vast scale. The studies will provide insights into how nitrogenase works and how to design new multi-electron reduction catalysts. The research may lead to new energy-efficient routes to ammonia and to other new alternative fuel sources. Such processes would transform Australian industry and how we live.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 30-06-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $320,000.00

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)

Chemical sciences |

Other Keywords

Bioinorganic Chemistry | Chemical sciences | Inorganic Chemistry | Organometallic Chemistry | Transition Metal Chemistry

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