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Electrostatic catalysis from single-molecule events to macroscopic...

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GA ID:
GA28689
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
27-Nov-2018
Publish Date:
18-Dec-2018
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2019 to 15-Dec-2022
Original: 1-Jan-2019 to 31-Dec-2021
Value (AUD):
$310,000.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)
Variations:

One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No

PBS Program Name:
ARC 18/19 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Projects
Grant Activity:
Electrostatic catalysis from single-molecule events to macroscopic systems
Purpose:
Electrostatics has important applications in day-to-day technologies, from recycling plastics to photocopying, but the exploration of how static charges affect chemical bonds and bonding is still in its infancy. This project aims to demonstrate the experimental links between the magnitude and polarity of an external electric field and chemical rates, expanding our understanding of chemical reactivity and transforming our view of catalysis. By investigating the role of static electricity over systems selected from different sub-disciplines of chemistry, the project will derive the ground and selection rules for reactivity and selectivity by electrostatics. The project is expected to show that for chemical reactions of practical and conceptual value a specific catalyst can be replaced by a generic electric field stimulus, an invisible catalyst, enabling cleaner and cheaper opportunities that current technologies cannot fulfil.

GO ID:
GO Title:
Discovery Projects commencing in 2019
Internal Reference ID:
DP19 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive

Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No

Grant Recipient Details

Recipient Name:
Curtin University
Recipient ABN:
99 143 842 569

Grant Recipient Location

Suburb:
BENTLEY
Town/City:
BENTLEY
Postcode:
6102
State/Territory:
WA
Country:
AUSTRALIA

Grant Delivery Location

State/Territory:
WA
Postcode:
6102
Country:
AUSTRALIA

Contact Details

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