CX-011760: Categorical Exclusion Determination

Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles - High Efficiency Methanol Condensation Cycle (MC2) CX(s) Applied: B3.6 Date: 11/15/2013 Location(s): California Offices(s): Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

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November 15, 2013
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Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles - High Efficiency Methanol Condensation Cycle (MC2)
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 11/15/2013
Location(s): California
Offices(s): Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

The Regents of the University of California propose to conduct small-scale, in-lab, research, development, and testing of a novel metabolic pathway, methanol condensation cycle, that converts methanol to n-butanol with no carbon loss and high energy yield.