| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J02476/01 |
| Title: |
DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID ENERGY-DISPERSIVE DIFFRACTION FOR KINETIC STUDIES ON NOVEL ZEOLITE/CEMENT MATERIALS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Barnes, Professor P |
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| Department: |
Biological Sciences |
| Organisation: |
Birkbeck College |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1993 |
Ends: |
30 September 1996 |
Value (£): |
86,343
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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Energy |
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Water |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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This project would commence with the designing and building of an in-situ energy-dispersive diffraction cell for studying zeolite synthesis and cement hydration: the specification would include a range of environmental possibilities (Atmospheric, autoclave, controlled gas-percolation, temperature control (0-250 C) and other facilities (sample spinning, remote controlled mixing etc.). The cell would be used to investigate:1) The kinetics of autoclave synthesis/cation exchange of experimental zeolites with potential for chosen gas-separation properties and2) The hydration mechanisms of selected cement types over temperatures from 80-200 C to simulate conditions of rapid curing.These dynamic experiments would be backed up by essential static characterisation studies, which for the zeolites would involve combined powder diffraction/EXAFS refinement of the cation sites. Similarly the crystalline phase composition and Fe-co-ordination in the glassy phases of the selected cements would be characterised to establish causative links with their varying hydration pattern. These combined studies would bring essential new insights to important problems in materials science that could not otherwise be studied.
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http://www.bbk.ac.uk/ |