STANFORD UNIVERSITY: NEW METHANE AWARD. CONTROL NO: 1953-1642 TITLE: ''CO-SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGEN AND HIGH-VALUE CARBON PRODUCTS FROM METHANE PYROLYSIS'' THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL TECHNOLOGY FOR THERMALLY CRACKING METHANE, THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF NATURAL GAS AND AN ABUNDANT AND INEXPENSIVE NATURAL RESOURCE IN THE USA, INTO HIGH-VALUE CRYSTALLINE CARBON MATERIALS AND HYDROGEN AT THE LOW COST OF $1/KG, AND WITHOUT ANY CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS. ----------