Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200100090

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200100090

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Sulfur Polymers: A New Class of Dynamic, Responsive & Recyclable Materials. This project aims to establish design principles for the manufacture of polymers made from sulfur, an abundant yet underused building block. These novel materials will be tested as next-generation rubber and plastic. This project expects to generate new knowledge in how these materials can be assembled and recycled, and also how they can be used to extract valuable gold from ore and e-waste. Anticipated outcomes of the project include access to entirely new materials useful in sustainable plastic manufacturing and sustainable gold extraction. These outcomes should provide significant benefits including functional replacements for non-recyclable plastics and elimination of toxic mercury and cyanide in gold mining and e-waste processing.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-02-2020

End Date: 18-02-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $410,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Synthesis of Materials | Organic Chemical Synthesis

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmentally Sustainable Mineral Resource Activities not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) |

Other Keywords

Environmentally Sustainable Mineral Resource Activities not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Organic Chemical Synthesis | Organic Industrial Chemicals (excl. Resins, Rubber and Plastics) | Synthesis of Materials

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