SBIR/STTR Research Award
Development of an Alfalfa/Biodigested Lignite/Fungal Bioleaching-based System to Enhance Phytomining of Nickel from Soil
Award amount
$294,059Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2025Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- ARPA-E
- Recipient company
- ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2025-01-15
- Contract end date
- 2025-10-14
- UEI
- PVCFA7XANUL6
- Solicitation number
- DE-FOA-0002785
- Topic code
- DE-FOA-0002785
Research abstract
Advanced Environmental Technologies is optimizing agronomic practices to increase the annual yield of nickel extracted from marginal soils. The modifications will focus on increasing the absorption of insoluble nickel, the biomass, and growth rate of metal-harvesting plants using sustainable nitrogen addition and carbonaceous amendments. If successful, the project will serve as an important source for the increasing mineral demands for lithium batteries.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Autonomous Method to Quantify and Localize Hydrogen Facility Emissions
- Developing a sterile, high-yield phytomining platform to bring low-carbon nickel production to the United States
- Autonomous Method to Quantify and Localize Hydrogen Facility Emissions
- Developing a sterile, high-yield phytomining platform to bring low-carbon nickel production to the United States
Research funding history
2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2025). Reported award amounts total $600,000. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Energy