SBIR Phase I: A Hybrid Metamaterial for Solar Methanol Production

SBIR 第一阶段：用于太阳能甲醇生产的混合超材料

• 批准号: 1013914
• 负责人: Chris Sarantos
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Phoebus Optoelectronics LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1013914&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Hybrid; Metamaterial; Solar

This SBIR Phase I project will develop a device that will perform methanol synthesis from CO2 and H2O using sunlight by mimicking the photosynthetic process taking place in plants and certain bacteria. A solar methanol biofuel generating device will be fabricated that uses a light-trapping metamaterial substrate and a bio-inspired de novo designed protein domain which will generate biofuels when modularly connected to enzyme domains directly derived from Nature. The project combines the powerful light-concentrating abilities of metamaterial composites with light-harvesting capabilities of proteins that mimic photosynthetic structures. The combination of metamaterials and light-harvesting proteins with additional protein components capable of carrying out chemical catalysis allows for the creation of inexpensive, robust and regenerative fuel cells that cycle between atmospheric carbon dioxide and methanol.The broader/commercial impact of the project will be production of methanol in a non-expensive manner. Methanol will find applications in the biodiesel industry and thus will have a positive impact on the energy and transportation sectors.

SBIR第一阶段项目将开发一种装置，通过模拟植物和某些细菌中发生的光合作用过程，利用阳光从CO2和H2O合成甲醇。 将制造太阳能甲醇生物燃料产生装置，其使用光捕获超材料基底和生物启发的从头设计的蛋白质结构域，当模块化连接到直接来自自然的酶结构域时，该蛋白质结构域将产生生物燃料。该项目结合了超材料复合材料的强大聚光能力和模仿光合结构的蛋白质的捕光能力。超材料和捕光蛋白质与能够进行化学催化的额外蛋白质成分的组合允许创造廉价，坚固和再生的燃料电池，在大气二氧化碳和甲醇之间循环。该项目的更广泛/商业影响将是以廉价的方式生产甲醇。 甲醇将在生物柴油工业中得到应用，因此将对能源和运输部门产生积极影响。