SBIR/STTR Research Award
Selective Adsorption Membranes for Natural Gas Upgrading
Award amount
$99,473Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2003Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ITN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- PPC3ZC9W3NJ3
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
72061S03-I Continued demand for natural gas will require the use of reserves with high carbon dioxide concentrations, yet current technology cannot economically remove this carbon dioxide to yield market quality gas. This project will develop a novel surface adsorption membrane for upgrading this natural gas. Phase I will focus on evaluating selective surface adsorption membranes for removing carbon dioxide from natural gas. The membranes will be fabricated, their performance will be evaluated, and the effect of potential impurities and defouling/cleaning mechanisms will be determined. Ultimately, the technical and economic feasibility of the proposed membrane approach for upgrading natural gas will be determined. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by awardee: The technology should be directly applicable to upgrading natural gas to pipeline quality. The membrane process should be more economical for removing large concentrations of carbon dioxide than existing processes.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Economical Self-Powered Portable Clean Energy Desalination System
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- Advanced Manufacturing of Intermediate Temperature, Direct Methane Oxidation Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
- A Cost-Effective Oxygen Separation System Based on Open Gradient Magnetic Field by Polymer Beads
- A Cost-Effective Oxygen Separation System Based on Open Gradient Magnetic Field by Polymer Beads
Research funding history
96 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2016). Reported award amounts total $24,219,549. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency