Award Number: DE-EE0008500CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Bioenergy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): ILOffice(s): Golden Field Office
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February 13, 2019
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Award Number: DE-EE0008500
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Bioenergy Technologies Office
Location(s): IL
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to LanzaTech to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) waste streams into carbon monoxide (CO) using an electrolyzer. CO would then be converted to isopropanol (IPA) using existing gas fermentation technology. The project would seek to increase IPA productivity by modifying Clostridium autoethanogenum strains, used during the fermentation process, to enable arginine uptake and reduce byproduct formation in order to maximize conversion to IPA. The project would be completed over three Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP.