Who we are
Technology Development and Commercialization Entity
Strong Team of Experienced Scientists and Engineers
Bridge between Fundamental Research and Industry
Our work
Technology Partnerships
Technology development and application engineering powerhouse with industry leading expertise in energy and process industries.
IP Development
Intellectual property development for solutions to real world problems. Extensive expertise in inventing and licensing of technology.
Application Research
Taking fundamental science to practical applications. Significant experience and capabilities in application development based on new fundamental innovations.
Commercialization
Strong background in commercialization of technologies, especially in the energy and process industries. Industry hand-holding and actual scale-up knowledge for new technologies.
Our Technology Expertise
CO2 Capture Technologies
- Advanced solvents
- Advanced adsorbents
- Metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
- Novel membranes
- Hybrid systems
- Structured adsorbents
- Reactor design
- Heat management
- Process design and optimization
- Process scale-up
CO2 Utilization Technologies
- Understanding of CO2 activation
- Catalysis (development, testing, and scale-up)
- Reactor design
- Redox materials
- Plasma processes
- Integration of renewable energy
- Integration of hydrogen systems
- Dry reforming
- Process design and optimization
Waste-to-Energy Technologies
- Gasification and pyrolysis of waste streams
- Syngas cleanup and conditioning to produce power, fuels, and chemicals
- Utilization of low-grade waste heat to produce power (Organic Rankine Cycle)
- Process design and optimization
Hydrogen Production Technologies
- Modular small-scale steam methane reformers
- H2 production by methane pyrolysis
- Electrically heated reformers
- Plasma activation of methane
- Shift reactors
- Micro-channel heat exchangers
- Micro-channel reactors
- Novel pressure-swing adsorption (PSA) systems
- Low-cost CO2 recovery systems
- Process design and optimization
- Heat integration
- Process scale-up
Methane Conversion Technologies
- Understanding of CH4 activation
- Advanced catalysts for pyrolysis and reforming
- Electrical heating for endothermic reactions
- Plasma processes
- Fluidized-bed reactor design
- Transport reactor design
- High-temperature separation of gas and particles
- Separation of carbon during methane pyrolysis
- Production of carbon nano-tubes and other valuable carbon products
- Process design and integration
- Process scale-up
Gasification Technologies
- Deep understanding of various commercial gasifiers and their application space
- Syngas cleanup and conditioning
- Desulfurization of syngas and refinery process streams
- Modular scale oxygen production systems
- Modular systems based on gasification
- Poly-generation
- Syngas conversion to fuels and chemicals
- Syngas cleanup and conditioning for production of power, liquid fuels, chemicals fertilizers, and other products
- Process design and optimization
Techno-economic Analysis (TEA)
- Conceptual process design
- Process modeling via ASPEN/HySYS
- Equipment sizing
- Balance of plant design
- Capital cost estimation
- Operating cost estimation
- Risk analysis
- Sensitivity analysis (tornado charts)
Technology Commercialization
- Project finance-able TEAs
- Rigorous Technology-to-Market (T2M) analysis
- Intellectual Property (IP) strategy
- Business models (licensing, spin-outs)
- Project financing analysis (for investments, grants, etc.)
- Industry partnerships
- Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies support
- Demo plant design, construction, and operation support
- Strong network with industry