Project Grant DESC0017112

This $519,236 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research supports research aimed at enhancing the durability of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The primary goal is to develop robust Pt3Ni-based electrocatalysts with improved efficiency and longevity through techniques like transition metal doping and surface engineering. The award, with a project period from July 1, 2024 to June 30,...

This $299,289 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of novel non-precious metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction by researchers at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The collaborative team will synthesize metal complexes supported on carbon nanotube and graphene materials and evaluate them as catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton exchange...

Supercool Metals LLC was awarded a $198,871 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop durable bulk metallic glass catalysts for medium- and heavy-duty proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The grant is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Through this...

The National Science Foundation awarded Domcat Technologies LLC a $255,551 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop scalable synthesis routes for durable, low-platinum-content fuel cell catalysts and membrane electrode assemblies. The goal of the project is to demonstrate a commercially viable catalyst technology for hydrogen fuel cells through nanoengineering the metal composition and synthesis scalability of catalysts containing a...

The Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $1,570,309 cooperative agreement to Carnegie Mellon University on May 2, 2022 with a projected completion date of July 31, 2025. The award will support development of ionomer-free electrodes for ultrahigh power density proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Specifically, the university aims to create a mixed conducting cathode support that eliminates the separate ionomer phase currently used in...

The National Science Foundation awarded $275,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships federal grant program to FC Renew, LLC to develop a renewable platinum catalyst for fuel cell applications. The 12-month project grant aims to establish proof-of-concept for an in-stack electrocatalyst renewal approach that enables reuse of once end-of-life fuel cells. By renewing the platinum electrocatalyst without removing it from the vehicle, the technology has potential to significantly...

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) EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) grant, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $166,000 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to investigate the structural and electronic properties of a novel catalyst design consisting of palladium (Pd) single-atoms supported on carbon nanotubes with 8-member polynitrogen strands (Pd1-N8/CNT). This catalyst system has shown improved selectivity for the hydrogenation of...

This Project Grant award of $527,896 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Northwestern University will enable the development of advanced oxygen reduction catalysts suitable for use in solid acid fuel cells. The key objectives are to: Create improved electrocatalysts that can operate at ~500 degrees Fahrenheit, which is hot enough to accelerate the desired fuel conversion reaction yet cool enough to slow unwanted material degradation. The team will...

The National Science Foundation awarded Elektroda LLC a $253,773 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a low-cost bipolar plate for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. The one-year project aims to reduce the cost of a key component in PEM fuel cells, which currently account for approximately 30% of total fuel cell stack costs. Specifically, Elektroda will demonstrate a novel carbon-based sheet material can be stamped into bipolar...