DIOXIDE MATERIALS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A20-028

DIOXIDE MATERIALS, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$111,500
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
A20-028
Solicitation
20.1
NAICS
Place of performance
FL
Period
2020-06-01 → 2021-02-23

Description

This proposal aims to build an electrochemical device that can convert waste carbon dioxide from point sources on outposts and bases into potassium formate. The objectives for the Phase I are to 1) design and build a system that is capable of producing 5 lbs potassium formate from a CO2 stream; 2) test a system showing system efficiency >75% and projected lifetimes of >8000 hours is possible; 3) show low-cost production of formate is possible at scale. The results will be used in discussions with a commercialization partner/customer to build & test a larger system for phase II capable of producing 20 lbs of formate per day.