Partnership With Susteon Attracts Grant from Department of Energy
Outcome/Accomplishment
A partnership with Susteon - a company known for integrating industry, government, and academic research to develop decarbonization technologies – attracted a $5.6 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) under its GREENWELLS initiative, aimed at advancing the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), to the Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR), an NSF-funded Engineering Research Center (NSF ERC) based at Purdue University.
Impact/Benefits
The collaboration between CISTAR and Susteon exemplifies the transformative potential of ERCs in fostering academic-industry partnerships that pioneer solutions to critical environmental challenges. The breakthrough advancements in catalyst development and reactor design emerging from this partnership advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel and set new benchmarks in efficiency and adaptability.
Explanation/Background
One CISTAR research group in the collaboration has helped design and advanced zeolite catalysts that significantly improve the production of sustainable aviation fuel. These new patented catalysts are designed to control oligomerization reactions, where light olefins are converted into heavier hydrocarbon liquids suitable for use as transportation fuels.
Another CISTAR group is pioneering advancements in chemical reactor design. The team is reimagining these reactors by incorporating internal electrically heated elements. This innovation dramatically improves heat-transfer characteristics, resulting in more compact reactors with enhanced product yields. Susteon complements CISTAR by bringing technologies to expand the use of renewable power.
Location
West Lafayette, Indianawebsite
Start Year
Energy and Sustainability
Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure
Lead Institution
Core Partners
Fact Sheet
Outcome/Accomplishment
A partnership with Susteon - a company known for integrating industry, government, and academic research to develop decarbonization technologies – attracted a $5.6 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) under its GREENWELLS initiative, aimed at advancing the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), to the Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR), an NSF-funded Engineering Research Center (NSF ERC) based at Purdue University.
Location
West Lafayette, Indianawebsite
Start Year
Energy and Sustainability
Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure
Lead Institution
Core Partners
Fact Sheet
Impact/benefits
The collaboration between CISTAR and Susteon exemplifies the transformative potential of ERCs in fostering academic-industry partnerships that pioneer solutions to critical environmental challenges. The breakthrough advancements in catalyst development and reactor design emerging from this partnership advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel and set new benchmarks in efficiency and adaptability.
Explanation/Background
One CISTAR research group in the collaboration has helped design and advanced zeolite catalysts that significantly improve the production of sustainable aviation fuel. These new patented catalysts are designed to control oligomerization reactions, where light olefins are converted into heavier hydrocarbon liquids suitable for use as transportation fuels.
Another CISTAR group is pioneering advancements in chemical reactor design. The team is reimagining these reactors by incorporating internal electrically heated elements. This innovation dramatically improves heat-transfer characteristics, resulting in more compact reactors with enhanced product yields. Susteon complements CISTAR by bringing technologies to expand the use of renewable power.