SBIR/STTR Research Award
Transformation of carbon emissions to high-value products through a two-step electrochemical platform
Award amount
$250,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- ARPA-E
- Recipient company
- LECTROLYST LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2021-04-02
- Contract end date
- 2022-04-01
- UEI
- Z6HQN2B1JK67
- Solicitation number
- DE-FOA-0001954
- Topic code
- G
Research abstract
Carbon dioxide utilization can help reduce carbon emissions, but gaps remain in the value chain from initial capture to high-value products. Lectrolyst LLC will develop an electrochemical platform centered on selective two-step conversion of CO2 to acetic acid and ethylene, to fill this need. Preliminary life cycle assessment and techno-economic analyses indicate ~200 million metric tons of CO2 emissions reduction when targeting these products at global scale while also competing on a cost basis without considering carbon pricing. Development of this platform is intended to lead to full commercialization.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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Research funding history
2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020). Reported award amounts total $500,000. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Energy