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EPSRC Reference:	EP/M011879/1
Title:	Probing the [FeFe]-hydrogenase subsite using muon spectroscopy
Principal Investigator:	Wright, Dr JA
Other Investigators:	Pickett, Professor CJ Jayasooriya, Dr UA
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Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	University of East Anglia
Scheme:	Overseas Travel Grants (OTGS)
Starts:	01 September 2014	Ends:	28 February 2015	Value (£):	11,007
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Catalysis & Applied Catalysis Co-ordination Chemistry Gas & Solution Phase Reactions
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Understanding the fundamental steps by which reactions take place is vitally important for developing new chemical systems. In this research, we will use unstable particles called muons to probe a catalyst which releases hydrogen. Muons react with our metal-containing chemicals in much the same way as hydrogen, but because of their characteristics of radioactive decay, it is possible to monitor the evolution of their spin when implanted within a sample, and thus gain information such as the addition site and reaction mechanisms. In these experiments, we will add muons to two of our catalysts in solution, which will enable us to gain new insight into how these molecules behave.
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