Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240102221

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240102221

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Developing vitrimers: next generation reusable plastics. This project aims to develop a new class of advanced multifunctional polymer materials with the potential to underpin significant breakthrough capabilities for soft materials in general. The proposed work will relocate biological catalysts from their native, wet environment to solid organic engineering bio-sourced resins. Suitably selected enzymes will allow creation of polymer-based products that can be fully recyclable, with built-in properties such as self-healing, shape morphing, which are mechanically tunable, and have the ability to be reprocessed/recycled multiple times. This research will initiate a disruptive change in the application of biocatalysts for bio-based polymers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $552,697.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Macromolecular materials | Macromolecular and materials chemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge In the Chemical Sciences | Macromolecular and materials chemistry | Macromolecular materials

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