Award Number: DE-EE0008515CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Bioenergy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): AZOffice(s): Golden Field Office
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November 6, 2018
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Award Number: DE-EE0008515
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Location(s): AZ
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Arizona State University (ASU) to increase the carbon utilization efficiency of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, a cyanobacterial biocatalyst engineered for advanced biofuel production. The project would seek to improve rates of carbon dioxide absorption, retention, uptake and fixation by: 1) increasing inorganic carbon solubility, 2) using a nano bubble gas delivery system, 3) increasing cellular uptake rates through genetic engineering, and 4) improving net CO2 fixation through genetic engineering of additional CO2 fixation and conservation mechanisms. The project would be completed over three Budget Periods (BPs) with a Go/No-Go Decision Point between each BP.