DESC0023952
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Direct conversion of CO2 from point sources to a special formulation of high performance concrete.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
San Leandro,
California
94577-5515
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
C-Crete Technologies was awarded
Project Grant DESC0023952
worth $250,000
from the Office of Science in July 2023 with work to be completed primarily in San Leandro California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded through assistance program 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2023 Phase I Release 2.
SBIR Details
Research Type
SBIR Phase I
Title
Direct conversion of CO2 from point sources to a special formulation of high performance concrete
Abstract
C56-25a-273063Deep decarbonization of the industrial sector (steel plants, cement plants, H2 production plants, etc.) poses a significant challenge. The conventional CO2 capture approach is to first separate/capture CO2 from process emissions or pre/post-combustion flue gases and then, as applicable, to regenerate the capture medium (e.g., amines) and to compress, transport, and store or otherwise utilize the purified CO2 in other applications. The act of capturing CO2 in this method is often accompanied downstream by energy intensive and costly support infrastructure and processes to capture, purify, compress, transport and/or store the captured CO2, and to regenerate the capture medium. It is thus highly desired in terms of energy efficiencies and costs to employ a “reactive capture” approach to carbon capture. In the reactive capture approach, the act of capturing CO2 and converting it into a higher value product is integrated into one continuous process onsite – thus eliminating the potential need to separately regenerate the capture medium and the need to purify, compress, transport, or store the captured CO2. Capitalizing on our successful preliminary results, the overarching objective of this project is to demonstrate feasibility of direct conversion of CO2 from point sources to a special formulation of high-performance concrete using industrial wastes. The product rivals/outperforms Portland cement concrete in performance while mineralizing net CO2. This Phase I SBIR project will focus on synthesis gas from industrial plants, maximize CO2 uptake, perform standard testings on carbon-negative concrete specimens, and conduct TEA and LCA. In phase II, we will optimize our process yield, scale-up our technology to ~50 Kg/day CO2 capture from actual gas streams of industrial plants and perform pilot testing on a concrete slab to demonstrate continuous processing of our technology. C-Crete’s experience in projects with similar complexity along with our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment and relationships with key industry players will catalyze our commercialization efforts.
Topic Code
C56-25a
Solicitation Number
DE-FOA-0002903
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 8/28/23
Period of Performance
7/10/23
Start Date
7/9/24
End Date
Funding Split
$250.0K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$250.0K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DESC0023952
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
892430 SC CHICAGO SERVICE CENTER
Funding Office
892401 SCIENCE
Awardee UEI
K8VKEEUXLF95
Awardee CAGE
66Z30
Performance District
CA-12
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Budget Funding
Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Science, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0222) | General science and basic research | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $250,000 | 100% |
Modified: 8/28/23