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EPSRC Reference:	GR/S22547/01
Title:	Hydrothermal Chemistry of Scandium : A Route to Novel Microporous Solids
Principal Investigator:	Wright, Professor PA
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Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	University of St Andrews
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 October 2003	Ends:	30 September 2006	Value (£):	77,864
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EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Chemicals No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Novel scandium phosphates, phosphonates and silicates will be prepared via hydrothermal syntheses in the presence of inorganic and/or organic templating agents where appropriate. Scandium possesses very promising properties as a framework forming element, but has previously been largely overlooked due to cost. New sources of commercially available scandium open up the possibility of extended research. As a part of the project the speciation of scandium in a range of aqueous solutions will be examined. The resultant microporous solids will be structurally characterised by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, solid state NMR (scandium-45 possesses favourable NMR properties) and high resolution electron microscopy and electron diffraction. The potential utility of scandium-containing solids as selective cation exchangers and molecular sieves will be measured.
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