Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1096651

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1096651

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

New Polymers for Cellulose-based Bioplastics. We will design new cellulose derivatives by combining carefully engineered synthetic polymers to cellulose. We will explore the fundamental science underpinning the manufacture of these bioplastics, and apply the concept to the design of two new materials, with (super)hydrophobic and antibacterial properties. These materials have the potential to replace synthetic plastics, which comprise one of the major outputs of the chemical industry worldwide. Plastic is present everywhere in human life, but its manufacture and disposal have a strong negative impact on the environment; the new materials manufactured in this project are viable alternatives to plastics, and are sustainable from a production and disposal point of view.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-04-2010

End Date: 28-11-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $320,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Synthesis Of Macromolecules | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Characterisation Of Macromolecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Cotton | Chemical sciences |

Other Keywords

Characterisation Of Macromolecules | Chemical sciences | Cotton | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Synthesis Of Macromolecules

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