Project Grant DESC0024127

This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy under the Nuclear Energy Research, Development and Demonstration program (CFDA 81.121) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) on August 1, 2024. The primary focus of the research project is on metal-loaded zeolites as effective and mechanically robust iodine sorbents for nuclear applications. UNR has issued a $342,000 sub-award to the Missouri University of Science &...

This $262,158 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) will fund research at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to develop advanced oxidation processes for controlling the formation of iodinated disinfection byproducts (I-DBPs) in drinking water treatment. The key objectives are to: 1) investigate the use of advanced oxidation processes like ferrate, ozone, and UV to optimize the...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to TDA Research, Inc. to develop a "Regeneratable Salt Vapor and Chlorine Gas Dual Cartridge Sorbent System for Molten Salts Nuclear Reactors." The award was made on February 12, 2024, with a target completion date of November 11, 2024. Under this grant, TDA Research will collaborate with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to design and test functional...

Susteon Inc. will receive $1.5 million under a Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy to develop a novel direct air capture technology using high capacity structured sorbents. The award is funded through September 30, 2023. The technology development work is supported by the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA #81.089). This program seeks to minimize environmental impacts from fossil fuels...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Environmental Health (CFDA 93.113) federal grant program, provides $591,846 to Sorbenta Inc. to develop novel sorbent materials for the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water. The key products and services to be delivered through this project include: Enhancing the regenerability of the sorbent material while minimizing the volume of PFAS-laden waste generated....

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to New Iridium, Inc., a for-profit company in Boulder, Colorado, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). The grant supports the company's research and development of photo-driven amine-based direct air capture (DAC) processes powered by intermittent renewable energy sources. The project aims to advance sustainable chemical manufacturing techniques that leverage carbon dioxide as a...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) project grant award of $275,000 to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) will advance fundamental understanding and practical application of calcium oxide-based carbon dioxide (CO2) capture sorbents. The 3-year project will utilize computational modeling and in-situ electron microscopy experiments to elucidate the chemical reaction mechanisms governing CO2 absorption and sorbent regeneration cycles. The research aims...

Liquid Ion Solutions LLC received a $253,865 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop third generation, high performance water-lean solvents for carbon capture. The grant period runs from June 28, 2021 through March 27, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Office of Science's mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform our understanding of...

Ionomer Solutions LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to fund research through September 30, 2022 related to optimizing liquid free ionomer binders for high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells for heavy duty vehicles. The award was provided through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform...

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) awarded a $138,738 Project Grant under the Superfund Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Education program (CFDA 93.143) to Chemfinity Technologies, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business located in Brooklyn, New York. The grant supports the development of a novel membrane-based separation process, Ion-Capture Electrodialysis (IC-ED), for the remediation of acid mine drainage (AMD) water. The project aims to...