Grants and Contributions:
Title:
High-value chemicals electrosynthesis from carbon dioxide waste
Agreement Number:
958944
Agreement Value:
$468,538.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2020 - Jul 31, 2022
Description:
An integrated electrochemical reactor that first reduces CO2 to hydrocarbons and subsequently upgrades the resultant CO2-derived products into novel, higher-value products is to be developed. A key reaction to be investigated during the project is first converting CO2 to ethylene and then upgrading to ethylene glycol. There has been significant progress in the demonstration of cathodic CO2 reduction to small carbon molecules such as CO and ethylene, but there has been much less work in further upgrading such molecules into higher value products in an integrated system. This will be a key objective of the project. When products offering a greater economic value can be obtained from renewable electrosynthesis, then these pathways are likely to be commercially adopted and result in major climate benefits at scale. The project will therefore focus on developing a technological pathway to promote new and valuable CO2-derived hydrocarbon upgrading reactions, with ethylene to ethylene glycol as the initial model system.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M5G 1L5
Reference Number:
172-2021-2022-Q3-958944
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108162330
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The total amended value is 468,538.
Amendment Date
Dec 7, 2021
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
Federal Riding Name:
University–Rosedale
Federal Riding Number:
35110
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710
Amendments: