Project Grant 1601636

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) award of $150,000 to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York provides funding for a collaborative research project to investigate using hydrogen peroxide, a cellular waste product, as an alternative energy source for efficient biofuel and biochemical production. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) develop an E. coli strain platform to control and monitor hydrogen peroxide production, 2) create...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $150,000 to researchers at the City University of New York (CUNY) City College to investigate using hydrogen peroxide, a toxic waste product generated by certain bacteria, as an energy source for efficient biofuel and biochemical production. The key objectives are to: 1) develop an E. coli strain platform to control and monitor hydrogen...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of an integrated bioelectrochemical manufacturing process to produce high-value chemicals using carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock. The total award amount is $1,700,000 with a performance period from Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2028. The project aims to create a circular economy by capturing CO2 from the environment, converting it to acetic acid via a membrane-based...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Zymochem Inc. on May 1, 2024 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award supports Zymochem's ongoing efforts to develop and scale an integrated process for biopolymer production using lignocellulosic feedstocks. Specifically, the project aims to advance sustainable biotechnology solutions for industrial materials production by...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $599,434 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, under the NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041). The project aims to investigate the use of corrosion products to mediate electrochemical hydrogenation reactions, which could enable more controlled and efficient electrochemical systems for producing biofuels and biodegradable plastics from...

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...

Zymochem Inc. was awarded a $1,053,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy to develop a bio-electrochemical hybrid fermentation technology for carbon-conserving production of industrial chemicals. The two-year project, titled "Development of a Bio-Electrochemical Hybrid Fermentation Technology for the Carbon Conserving Production of Industrial Chemicals," aims to advance technologies for producing chemicals in a more...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop a sustainable electrochemical recycling method for recovering and reusing important industrial homogeneous catalysts. The award supports three parallel objectives: (i) designing nanostructured, high-accessibility electrosorbents for recovering various palladium catalysts, (ii) investigating the nanoscale charge-transfer and binding mechanisms of the catalysts at electrode...

This two-year, $200,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at the Long Beach Research Foundation to develop multi-activity proteins for improved carbohydrate deconstruction. Specifically, the Foundation will produce and test 85 engineered multi-activity proteins containing two catalytic domains each. These proteins aim to increase biomass conversion for alternative fuels and...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research at New York University to develop methods for converting lignin from pulp and paper waste into useful chemical feedstocks. Principal Investigator Tianning Diao aims to establish a microscopic reverse biosynthesis process using titanium-mediated depolymerization and electrocatalytic methods, drawing inspiration from...