Upgrade of Infrared Analytical Facility

这项申请寻求资金，通过安装近红外分析仪来升级中央科学实验室(CSL)现有的红外分析设施。该仪器将通过提供对大量样品的化学和物理性质的低成本、快速和准确的分析，为林业、农业和化学领域的研究人员提供分析支持。与传统的湿法分析方法相比，该仪器将大大降低项目成本，预计的结果将包括更快地识别控制植物特征的基因，以及开发对澳大利亚具有经济意义的有针对性的植物育种计划。开发用于提金的专用树脂将具有经济和环境重要性。

This application seeks funding to upgrade the existing infrared analytical facility in the Central Science Laboratory (CSL) by installing a near infrared analyser.This instrument will provide analytical support to researchers in the fields of silviculture, agriculture and chemistry by providing a low cost, rapid and accurate analysis of the chemical and physical properties of large sample numbers.This instrument will dramatically reduce the project costs, compared with traditional wet analytical methods,and enable larger and statistically more significant data sets to be acquired.The expected outcomes will include a more rapid identification of the genes controlling plant characteristics and the development of targeted plant breeding programs of economic significance to Australia.The development of specific resins for gold extraction will be both economically and environmentally important.