Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a caustic aqueous phase reforming (C-APR) technology for the purpose of producing carbon-negative, clean hydrogen from raw bioethanol (i.e., ethanol plus water solution from the fermentation process).
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August 19, 2025
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Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a caustic aqueous phase reforming (C-APR) technology for the purpose of producing carbon-negative, clean hydrogen from raw bioethanol (i.e., ethanol plus water solution from the fermentation process). Specifically, the project team will (1) develop, test, and validate components for use in ethanol conversion, (2) test and validate final components under initial C-APR conditions to meet predetermined metrics, (3) develop, test and validate a lab-scale C-APR system to meet performance metrics, (4) develop, test, and validate a caustic regenerator, and (5) apply results from lab scale C-APR testing and combine with the caustic regenerator to develop, test, and validate a full-scale integrated system.