LECTROLYST LLC — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: G
LECTROLYST LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Energy.
- Amount
- $250,000
- Agency
- Department of Energy · ARPA-E
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- G
- Solicitation
- DE-FOA-0001954
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- DE
- Period
- 2020-04-02 → 2021-04-01
Description
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.