Project Grant R829579010

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,997 Project Grant under its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Cincinnati, in collaboration with Purdue University, to develop an innovative electrochemical process for producing an important biopolymer precursor, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), from biomass-derived furfural and carbon dioxide. The 2-year project aims to establish an electrocatalytic bromine-mediated carboxylation approach to...

This five-year, $444,267 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will support research into developing an alternative approach to plastic conversion based on a catalytic plasma-mediated depolymerization process operating at ambient temperature and in liquid water. Funded under the NSF's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the grant aims to detail the mechanisms of plasma-assisted depolymerization of plastics...

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) supports collaborative research between North Carolina State University, Clarkson University, and Texas A&M University to explore non-oxidative chemical reaction pathways in low-temperature atmospheric plasmas. The $161,518 award, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026, aims to elucidate the mechanisms of plasma-generated photons, metastables, radicals,...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $200,000.00 to Starfire Industries LLC to develop multilayer thin-film coatings for titanium electrolyzer bipolar plates using next-generation quasi-conformal physical vapor deposition (PVD) with precision ion energy control. The project will run from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. Starfire Industries LLC is a leading manufacturer of advanced specialty...

This $495,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry and Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will fund research at the University of California, San Diego to develop electrochemical and photochemical methods for precision synthesis of conjugated polymers. Led by Nathan Romero, the three-year project beginning July 2023 aims to achieve length- and sequence-controlled polymerization of conjugated polymers using a combination of electrochemical and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) awarded a $200,000 project grant to Starfire Industries LLC to develop "IN-LINE METROLOGY FOR REAL-TIME MANUFACTURING OF THIN-FILM PVD ATF COATINGS USING IMPULSE HIPIMS + POSITIVE KICK." The award period runs from July 22, 2024 to July 21, 2025. Starfire Industries is a leading manufacturer of neutron generators, plasma sources, and advanced specialty coatings, with extensive...

This EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $300,000 to New York University (NYU) to develop a novel plasma-electrochemical approach for decarbonizing steel manufacturing. The project aims to eliminate the need for carbon-based reducing agents and fuels in steel production, which currently accounts for 20% of industrial CO2 emissions. Key activities include: 1) Establishing design principles for a...

Polykala Technologies, LLC received a $206,500 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of "NANOCATALYSTS AND SINGLE-ATOM CATALYSTS DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING ASSISTED BY INEXPENSIVE CUSTOM DESIGNED LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA." The work will be performed in San Antonio, TX through June 26, 2023. The award is funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA #81.049), which supports basic research to...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $6,059,162 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) to PPG Industries Inc. to demonstrate the company's platinum group metal (PGM)-free coating process as a viable means of producing porous transport layer (PTL) materials with high electrical conductivity, high corrosion resistance, and significant stack cost reductions for renewable energy applications. The project...