Project Grant DESC0017765

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of binderless electrode manufacturing using nano-layered coatings deposited through an ultrasonic nozzle-free spray coating technique. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the awardee Nanoresearch Inc. will investigate process-structure-property relationships to validate this new coating method for scaling production of binderless electrodes. Specifically, the company will design surfactant removal...

Am Batteries Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a solvent-free manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The goal of the one-year project beginning February 1, 2022 is to design, manufacture, and operate a continuous feed dry spraying system to optimize fabrication of thicker battery electrodes without solvents. This novel...

This $255,976 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of a novel lithium-ion battery cathode chemistry by Nanodian, Inc. to enable lower cost and safer energy storage solutions. Specifically, the company will advance a nanostructured lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4 or ND-LMO) cathode material that is expected to provide approximately 30% lower cost per kilowatt-hour compared to incumbent nickel manganese cobalt oxide chemistries. This new material aims to improve...

Nanocoatings Inc. (NCI) was awarded a $249,949 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop wire-arc additive manufacturing and wire-arc thermal spray methods to clad nuclear-reactor materials. The one-year project period runs from February 21, 2023 through February 20, 2024 and will be performed in Rapid City, South Dakota. Under this award, NCI will work to advance additive manufacturing and...

This $275,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of nickel- and cobalt-free cathodes for high-energy and low-cost lithium-ion batteries by Fermi Energy, Inc. from March 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024. The grant is funded through NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), which seeks to advance solutions to national challenges through breakthrough technologies. Specifically, Fermi Energy will design, manufacture, and characterize new...

This $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of new anode materials for lithium-ion batteries using nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes. Florida International University will scale production from research to bench and pilot scales, evaluate nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes as additive materials for commercial graphite and silicon anodes, optimize loading ratios, and assess performance in...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, totaling $172,163, supports research at Rowan University from July 2022 to February 2023 related to the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to enhance lithium-ion battery performance and longevity through developing a new manufacturing process to generate scientific knowledge. The process applies an extremely thin, electrically conductive...

This $387,765 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at the Colorado School of Mines to develop a solution-based manufacturing process for metal sulfides used in next-generation batteries. The research focuses on overcoming scientific barriers to enable ambient temperature production of metal sulfide nanocrystals through a cascaded metathesis process using sodium sulfide, metal chlorides and sodium chloride byproduct. Characterization of intrinsic properties and...

This Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program provides $976,200 to Nth Cycle Inc. to develop an electrochemical separation device for recycling cobalt and nickel from lithium-ion batteries. The two-year award running from February 2022 to January 2024 aims to validate Nth Cycle's novel electro-extraction nanotechnology for battery recycling and cobalt mining. Specifically, the company will test a flow-through water electrolysis process using high local...

Advanced Ceramics Manufacturing, LLC was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop structural components with corrosion resistant surface layers for advanced nuclear reactor systems. The grant is part of 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 security and economic competitiveness...