OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE
The proposed program will lead to efficient bioconversion of carbon dioxide into an infrastructure-compatible liquid biofuel, n-butanol, without the requirements of photosynthesis. We will accomplish this through three major innovations supported by ARPA-E: genetic modifications of bacteria that assimilate carbon dioxide, oxygen, and hydrogen in the dark; development of an industrially scalable bioreactor system for sustainable production of butanol with these organisms; and a novel approach to recovery of the butanol from the bioreactor. Hydrogen bacteria normally use carbon dioxide, oxygen, and hydrogen for growth, but we will short-circuit the normal cellular pathways so that the organisms will convert these gaseous inputs into butanol. Several levels of genetic modifications will enhance the efficiency of carbon dioxide bioconversion, so that the organisms can support an industrial-grade process. This process will be a significant improvement over the current state-of-the art for biologically-produced butanol, because we anticipate at least a twofold improvement over current levels of productivity in a cost-effective manner, so that the product will outcompete ethanol with respect to price, and be comparable to gasoline. Furthermore, an innovative approach will be taken for generating the gaseous substrates, using a proprietary technology that converts waste biomass into carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
DE-AR0000095 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Energy |
| Total Award Amount |
$3,977,349 |
Project Location - City |
Columbus |
| Award Date |
06/22/2010 |
Project Location - State |
OH |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
43210-1016
|
| Jobs Reported |
6.96 |
Congressional District |
03 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
|
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
832127323
|
| Recipient Address |
1960 KENNY RD |
| Recipient City |
COLUMBUS |
| Recipient State |
Ohio |
| Recipient Zip |
43210-1016 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
03 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
(ARRA) Carbon dioxide to biofuels by facultatively autotrophic hydrogen bacteria |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Physical & Earth Sciences |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
For the eleventh quarter of this project, progress was achieved on each of the major objectives. In some cases, alternative and better strategies were developed to achieve the goals. These are discussed. The following accomplishments were achieved and address expected milestones:
-all mutant and knockout and knockin strains constructed thus far for this project grow with doubling times on CO2 well within the 12 – 24 hour doubling time of the listed milestone for this quarter. In addition, progress was made on butanol optimization and strain construction.
-To examine whether existing strains could be scaled up for butanol production, it was found that GMO#1 produced trace butanol with gluconate in the disk stack reactor
-GMO#1 did not produce butanol under autotrophic conditions in the disk stack reactor
-Both gas stripping and pervaporation processes were further tested and optimized.
-Process models for gas stripping are being developed and validated with experimental data being collected.
|
| Jobs Created |
6.96 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Positions funded by this research project, either partially or fully, include: Faculty, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Graduate Research Associate, Graduate Fellow, Research Scientist, Technician. Of the total, 1.86 jobs are reported by subawardee institutions. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
89-0336 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
06/22/2010 |
| Award Number |
DE-AR0000095 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
89 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Energy |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
89 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Energy |
| Amount of Award |
$3,977,349 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$2,833,056 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$3,036,011 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
U04 |
| Activity Description |
Physical & Earth Sciences |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
1 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$1,600,499 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
3 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$131,328 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
392 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$136,685 |
Sub-award 60026346/RF01209604 - BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
| Sub-Award Amount |
$1,600,499 |
| Sub-Award Date |
07/01/2010 |
| Sub-Awards Disbursed |
$1,311,477.46 |
| Project Location - City |
Columbus |
| Project Location - State |
OH |
| Project Location - Zip Code |
43201-2681 |
| Project Location - Congressional District |
03 |
| Sub-Recipient DUNS Number |
007901598
|
| Sub-Recipient Address |
505 KING AVENUE |
| Sub-Recipient City |
COLUMBUS |
| Sub-Recipient State |
Ohio |
| Sub-Recipient Zip Code |
43201-2696 |
| Sub-Recipient Congressional District |
03 |
Required To Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
LabLogic Systems, Inc. - Award Number DE-AR0000095 - LabLogic Systems, Inc.
| Award Number |
DE-AR0000095 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
33511-5509 |
| Vendor Name |
LabLogic Systems, Inc. |
| Product and Service Description |
B-Ram Model 4B sn 1106266 + accessories |
| Payment Amount |
$36,391 |
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - Award Number DE-AR0000095 - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
| Award Number |
DE-AR0000095 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
15251-0511 |
| Vendor Name |
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. |
| Product and Service Description |
HPLC system with ELSD and Demo 20AD, CMB-20A, CTO-20A mfg. by Shimadzu |
| Payment Amount |
$39,658 |
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. - Award Number DE-AR0000095 - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.
| Award Number |
DE-AR0000095 |
| Sub-Award Number |
N/A |
| Vendor DUNS Number |
Not reported |
| Vendor HQ Zip Code + 4 |
15251-0511 |
| Vendor Name |
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. |
| Product and Service Description |
LC-20AD HPLC Pump, SIL_20AC UFLC Autosampler, RID-10A, 120v, Refractive Index Detect., LC Solution Single-LC + accessories |
| Payment Amount |
$55,280 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
39º 59' 57",
-83º 2' 4" |
| Congressional District |
03 |
| Address 1 |
|
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Columbus |
| County |
Franklin |
| State |
OH |
| Zip |
43210-1016 |
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