| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S06356/01 |
| Title: |
MICROWAVE-ENHANCED ELECTROCHEMISTRY - VOLTAMMETRY UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS. |
| Principal Investigator: |
Compton, Professor R |
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| Department: |
Oxford Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Oxford |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
29 September 2003 |
Ends: |
28 September 2006 |
Value (£): |
97,133
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Analytical Science |
Electrochemical Science & Eng. |
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| Chemicals |
Electronics |
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Over the three-year period of the proposed project there are three main and complementary stages to be achieved:(A: Loughborough) the design and optimisation of new systems for microwave activated electrochemistry. Parameters such as the electrode design, cell geometry and the type of microwave resonator strongly affect the reproducibility and efficiency of the system and by optimising botl efficient (Milestone MAI), mobile, and safe low power microwave radiation based on semiconductor technology rather than magnetron technology (Milestone MAZ) will be targeted.(B: Oxford) Quantitative mechanistic studies on microwave activation on selected chemical systems and comparison with results from conventional heating experiments will be used to unravel more details of the role of microwave activation in chemistry. FIDAP finite element simulation approaches will be employed to quantitatively correlate electrical- mass-, and thermal fluxes. The basis for the work will be 1 understanding and modelling of mass transport processes coupled to a simple 'E-type' heterogeneous electron transfer (Milestone MBA) followe study of processes with coupled chemical steps (Milestone MB2).(C: Oxford and Loughborough) The use of heat pulses or novel thermo-electrochemical protocols will be employed to develop new and high efficient thermo-electroanalytical detection schemes of high relevance and commercial value (detection of Cu + traces in beer (Milestone N voltammetric monitoring of dyes which is complicated by electrode poisoning (Milestone MCA a new generic method for the determination of amines especially amino-acids, based on their rapid microwave induced transformation to electroactive N-substituted 2,5-dimethylpyrroles (Milestone h determination of total dissolved organic matter based on the catalytic oxidation of these material via Mn(VII) or Cr(VI) redox systems using golc electrodes (Milestone Mca).
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