| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M29023/01 |
| Title: |
MODELLING (DE)HYDRATION, ION-EXCHANGE & IMMOBILISATION IN NANO-POROUS AND OTHER MATERIALS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Barnes, Professor P |
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| Department: |
Biological Sciences |
| Organisation: |
Birkbeck College |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 March 1999 |
Ends: |
30 June 2002 |
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198,468
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This proposal is to develop new general procedures for the computer simulation/modelling of hydration, ion-exchange and dehydration in zeolites and other functional materials. The methodology would then be applied to prototype systems and materials of interest such as clinoptilolite with various ion-exchange schedules and heavy metal combinations; this latter study would be in collaboration with BNFL with a view to screening a large number of potential ion-combinations for extraction and immobolisation - such screening would extend over a range (both in number and degree of speculation) that could not be covered wholly by experimental means. The simulations would run in parallel with a programme of experimental data collection carried out by a quota PhD-student; it would primarily use synchrotron-EXAFS and powder diffraction measurements to aid the location of cations at various hydration/dehydration states and to assess the thermal stability of a selection of the materials under study.
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http://www.bbk.ac.uk/ |