RICE UNIVERSITY - NEW AWARD DE-FOA-0001858 (OPEN 2018) CONTROL NUMBER: 1858-2011 PROJECT TITLE: ''CONVERTING HYDROCARBONS TO RECYCLABLE LIGHTWEIGHT AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES WITH POSITIVE HYDROGEN OUTPUT'' RICE UNIVERSITY IN COLLABORATION WITH SHELL, NREL AND POLITECNICO DI MILANO WILL CONVERT METHANE INTO CARBON NANOTUBES, SPIN THEM INTO FIBERS, AND EVALUATE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND PROPERTIES, WITH THE GOAL OF DISPLACING METALS IN LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS TO REDUCE THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH METAL PRODUCTION. THE PROCESS WOULD ALSO PRODUCE VALUABLE HYDROGEN AS A SIDE PRODUCT.

William Marsh Rice University, Houston TX

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