Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032359

Molten Industries Inc. received a $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop a novel method for tuning the production of high-quality solid carbon using methane pyrolysis. The company will conduct research to better understand carbon precipitation and formation in methane pyrolysis reactors. This will include developing an improved thermo-chemical model and reactor design to enable better control over producing...

This $460,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities Program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research project led by Howard University to develop an innovative electromagnetic (EM)/microwave-assisted catalytic process for in-situ hydrogen (H2) generation within petroleum reservoir formations. The key objectives of this 3-year research effort are to: 1) elucidate the fundamental rock-hydrocarbon-water-catalyst interactions under...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project aims to develop an inductively heated thermochemical reactor for producing synthesis gas, a fundamental building block for chemicals and fuels. The $304,975 award to Cosine Corp will fund the design, construction, and testing of a reactor system that uses silicon carbide susceptors and a reduction-oxidation catalyst cycle to generate synthesis...

This $274,042 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development and demonstration of a bench-scale reactor for a high-temperature reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) process. The project aims to improve the materials and design of the RWGS reactor, which can produce electrofuels (e-fuels) from electricity, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) provides $124,955 in funding to the University of Massachusetts Lowell to conduct research on plasma-catalytic pyrolysis of methane to produce carbon-free hydrogen and carbon fibers. The project aims to develop an electricity-driven plasma-catalytic process using microwave excitation to enable the selective production of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier, while also creating valuable solid carbon...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, through its Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089), awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Regents of the University of California at Riverside on January 15, 2025. The goal of this project is to propose a commercially scalable plan to dramatically improve the catalytic activity and stability of palladium-based catalysts in a catalytic oxidation system for achieving "near zero...

This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $273,000 to Purdue University to develop porous bi-layer catalysts for converting carbon dioxide into valuable C2+ products like ethylene at industrially relevant rates. A collaborative team from Purdue University and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will engineer novel layered catalyst structures...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $175,000 in funding to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct research on plasma-catalytic pyrolysis of methane for producing carbon-free hydrogen. The project aims to leverage plasma reactions and catalytic processes to enable efficient methane conversion into hydrogen and valuable carbon fibers, without carbon dioxide emissions. The research will integrate in-situ...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program to Dumarey USA LLC (UEI: M8KLDKAB11B9), a subsidiary of Mahle Powertrain, LLC. The objective of this project is to demonstrate at-scale, electrically heated methane oxidation catalysts capable of achieving at least 8,000 hours of longevity and high conversion efficiencies to enable widespread adoption in...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $4,984,609 Cooperative Agreement to the Institute of Gas Technology (GTI Energy) under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program. The purpose of the 2-year project, with an ultimate completion date of January 20, 2027, is to establish a viable pathway to produce net-zero hydrogen at $1 per kilogram through biomass and waste gasification. The project aims to develop and...