FUNDING-DOE/ARPA-E
Request for Information - RFI: Upgrading Carbon Derived From Methane Pyrolysis
(DE-FOA-0001936); June 4, 2018
Agency
Department
of Energy – Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy
(ARPA-E)
Description
The
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the Advanced Research Projects Agency
Energy(ARPA-E) has released a Request for Information ONLY titled “RFI:
Upgrading Carbon Derived From Methane Pyrolysis
(DE-FOA-0001936)”. The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for
ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs.
ARPA-E is seeking information concerning technologies to produce hydrogen and
elemental carbon from the thermal decomposition of methane (also known as
methane pyrolysis, methane cracking, or methane splitting). Recognizing that
the value of the carbon product would be a key factor in the economic
feasibility of such processes, ARPA-E seeks input from experts in the fields of
materials science (including advanced carbon fiber synthesis), process
engineering, methane pyrolysis, plasma chemistry, and chemical engineering
regarding potential mechanisms for the bulk conversion of carbon materials,
specifically from less valuable forms (e.g. amorphous carbon) or mixtures, to
more valuable single allotropes or controlled mixtures of high-value carbon
structures. Consistent with the agency’s mission, ARPA-E is seeking insights on
clearly disruptive, novel technologies for such conversions, early in the
R&D cycle, and not integration strategies for existing
technologies.
Announcement
Number:
DE-FOA-0001936
Closing
Date:
June
4, 2018
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=304779
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