Project Grant 1046629

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports the development of a light-based, energy-generating carbon removal process. The $274,094 award to Banyu Carbon Inc. aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering or reusing captured carbon dioxide. Key objectives include improving the resistance of the proprietary photoacid catalyst to degradation and replacing expensive...

New Iridium, Inc. received a $1 million cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop light-driven chemical processes for converting captured carbon dioxide into terephthalic acid. Specifically, the company will work to mature photocatalysis technology to activate carbon dioxide for production of the commodity chemical at bench and engineering scales. Through high-throughput experimentation and...

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...

Precision Combustion, Inc. was awarded a $255,819 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the CAPTURE OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 project. The project aims to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide through June 2023. The Office of Science's mission is to advance scientific understanding and energy technologies, such as carbon capture, to transform the energy sector and benefit national security. The...

This $250,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 10, 2023 by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Media And Process Technology Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit manufacturer. The funding supports the company's research and development of reactive carbon capture processes to produce on-site green chemicals, through absorbent recycling. Specific efforts include bench-scale testing of ceramic membranes, modules,...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) awarded a $1,619,426 Cooperative Agreement to RTX Corporation's Raytheon Technologies Research Center to advance the technology readiness level of an electrochemically activated oxygen sorbent and reactor system. The project aims to develop a scalable, efficient, and durable electrochemical oxygen separation technology to enable high-quality syngas production and carbon capture for hydrogen production...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for $250,000 aims to develop a new process for producing sustainable liquid fuels using CO2 as a starting material. The key products and services to be delivered through this 2-year project (4/1/2025 - 3/31/2027) include: Generating fundamental knowledge for designing a CO2 electrolyzer that can selectively produce C2H4 based on operation conditions, catalyst design, and...

This two-year, $250,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of an innovative low-temperature approach to convert captured carbon dioxide emissions into calcium and magnesium carbonates using a vortex-flow driven process. Specifically, Cornell University will advance the fundamental aspects of reactor engineering and tuning of multiphase chemical interactions to chemically regenerate carbon dioxide-loaded solvents,...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $274,724 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Mantel Capture, Inc. to optimize the composition of novel molten alkali metal borates for carbon dioxide capture. The goal of this project is to develop a molten salt-based carbon capture system that can be applied to hard-to-abate industries such as industrial heat, cement, steel, and hydrogen production. The research aims to reduce the melting point and working temperature of the...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program, CFDA 47.084, provides $550,000 to develop an advanced membrane-contact reactor system for fuel alcohol production from distributed biomass and natural gas resources. The awardee, Power Environmental Energy Research Institute of Covina, California, will design a highly efficient methanol production process using a sweep liquid-facilitated membrane contact reactor. This integrated reactor...