The Structural Chemistry of Hydrogenous Materials
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Chemistry
Abstract
The most common element in the universe is hydrogen and it is found in numerous compounds of use to mankind. As well as the organic compounds of life, including food and pharmaceuticals many useful inorganic materials and minerals contain hydrogen. Examples include compounds exploited in fuel cells and to store hydrogen. Environmental chemistry aspects include the presence of hydrogen in materials such as clays and metal ores as well as in the corrosion products of many metals e.g. rust. As yet scientists do not have a reliable and easy applied method of finding where the hydrogen atoms are in many of these compounds; the aim of this project is to find and develop such a method. We intend to do this by using a unique probe of the very light hydrogen atom - which is through scattering a beam of neutrons from the material. Normally such neutron scattering is very poor for hydrogen containing compounds but by using very high numbers of neutrons and applying sophisticated methods of collecting and analysing the data we should be able for the first time achieve our goal. Once we have done this we will be able to find where the hydrogen atoms are in many useful materials and this will in term lead to an a better understanding of, and hence improvement in, their properties
People |
ORCID iD |
Charles Wilson (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Henry P
(2009)
Neutron powder diffraction in materials with incoherent scattering: an illustration of Rietveld refinement quality from nondeuterated gypsum
in Journal of Applied Crystallography
Description | This grant was part of a joint collaborative award with Professor Mark Weller (EP/E051049; University of Southampton; lead RO). The findings are as reported for that award. |
Exploitation Route | This grant was part of a joint collaborative award with Professor Mark Weller (EP/E051049; University of Southampton; lead RO). The findings are as reported for that award. |
Sectors | Chemicals,Energy,Environment,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
Description | Stimulated development programmes in the area at the Institut-Laue Langevin, Grenoble, of broader use to the user community, and attracted awareness, interest and use of the methodology from outside the academic community, for example by a range of industrial users. |
First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Chemicals,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
Impact Types | Economic |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £12,733 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G068291/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £12,733 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G068291/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
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