Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170100450

Funded Activity Summary

Structural diverse nanocarbon using continuous flow thin film microfluidics. This project aims to develop continuous flow thin film microfluidic device technology to gain access to nano-carbon material or carbon nano-material. This project will exploit high shear stress in dynamic thin films, field effects, including Faraday waves, plasma, magnetic, laser and LED irradiation. The technology is expected to allow both scalable ‘top down’ synthesis of graphene scrolls, laterally slicing carbon nanotubes and composites of different types of carbon, and ‘bottom up’ synthesis of nano-carbon from natural saccharides. By incorporating sustainability metrics including scalability, renewable feed-stocks and minimising waste, this research is expected to be attractive to industry and minimise the effect on the environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 28-02-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $376,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nanomanufacturing | Nanotechnology | Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry | Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Technology |

Other Keywords

Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry | Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly | Nanomanufacturing | Nanotechnology

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