SBIR Phase I: Zero Emission Nested Loop Reforming for High Purity Hydrogen Production

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是为了满足日益增长的减少碳排放的需求。美国环境保护署（EPS）指出，美国的主要排放源来自运输、发电和工业过程。这些来源共同构成了2017年65亿公吨排放量的79%。该SBIR项目将提升领先的制氢技术，使其更加高效，实现零碳排放。 氢技术创新还将有助于满足氢市场不断增长的需求，价值1360亿美元，每年增长8%，并在发电等新行业中释放氢，这些行业过去认为氢生产是一种不可行的选择，部分原因是碳排放。 SBIR第一阶段项目旨在构建一种创新的氢气重整器，该重整器比领先的制氢技术更高效，同时释放零碳排放。该研究将解决的主要技术风险是将技术复杂的系统集成到无缝氢气发生器中。拟议项目将把综合系统分成若干组成部分，在综合之前对这些组成部分进行评价，从而减少项目的总体风险。在成功建造和测试拟议系统后，PureTech将证明拟议系统的技术和经济可行性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project is to meet the growing demand for reduction of carbon emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPS) indicates that the major sources of emissions in the U.S. are from transportation, electrical generation, and industrial processes. These sources collectively constitute 79% of the 6.5 billion metric tons of emissions in 2017. This SBIR project will enhance the leading hydrogen production technology to become more efficient and release zero carbon emissions. The hydrogen technology innovation will also help meet the growing demand in the hydrogen market, valued at $136 billion and growing at 8% annually, as well as unlock hydrogen in new industries, such as electrical generation, that in the past have deemed hydrogen production as a non-viable option due in part to the carbon emissions. This SBIR Phase I project proposes to construct an innovative hydrogen reformer that is more efficient than the leading hydrogen production technology while releasing zero carbon emissions. The main technical risk the research will address is the integration of technically complex systems into a seamless hydrogen generator. The proposed project will break the integrated system into components which will be evaluated prior to integration, thus reducing the overall project risk. Upon successful construction and testing of the proposed system, PureTech will have demonstrated the technical and economical feasibility of the proposed system. This proof will allow PureTech to embark on a path to build large-scale hydrogen production systems.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.