The United States must import more than 50% of the oil the country consumes. Reliance on foreign oil creates an energy security problem for our country and contributes to trade imbalances. The United States and the rest of the world also face the threat climate change brought about by carbon dioxide… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:2012 / STTR / Phase I
Agency / Branch:DOD / USAF
Research Institution:Princeton University
Principal Investigator:Emily Cole, Senior Scientist – (732) 274-2215
Award Amount:$99,959.00
RI Contact:Jeffrey Petsis
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: Liquid Light and Princeton University will develop an electrochemical process for syngas evolution that uses carbon dioxide and water as the feedstocks. Syngas evolved from the system will then be converted to JP-8 via existing Fischer-Tropsch systems. The syngas evolution process will be… More