Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160103636

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160103636

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding the molecular structure and chemical behaviour of asphaltenes. This project will advance the science underpinning technologies for cost-effective use of heavy oil resources. Asphaltene aggregation and precipitation pose enormous challenges for extraction, transport, storage and refining of heavy oils. Understanding the physicochemical properties of asphaltenes is crucial to the future oil industry as light crudes become scarce. This project plans to develop and deploy an innovative molecular probe technique, combined with sequential thermal and solvent extraction and advanced tools for nanoscale characterisation, to reveal the molecular structure and chemical behaviour of asphaltenes. The resulting understanding of the mechanisms of asphaltene aggregation and dissociation may provide a scientific basis for controlling asphaltene precipitation to improve the stability and thus improve the use of heavy oils.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $590,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified | Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oil and Gas Refining | Preparation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands | Preparation and Production of Energy Sources not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified | Oil and Gas Refining | Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering | Preparation and Production of Energy Sources not elsewhere classified | Preparation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands

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