Collaboration Opportunity: Cost-effective transition metal oxide catalysts for tunable syngas production

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is seeking collaboration to further develop and commercialize materials suitable for dry reforming, bi-reforming, and steam reforming applications to convert mixtures of CO2, natural gas, and water into tunable syngas compositions. The desired catalyst materials should be precious-metal free, have high thermal stability, and be able to produce tunable syngas ratios. The potential applications of this technology include industrial and specialty chemicals production, as well as synthetic aviation and transportation fuels. • The catalyst materials should be able to withstand high reaction temperatures and resist deactivation. • The materials should be able to produce tunable syngas ratios and be structured into form factors to suit the user's specific reactor type, process conditions, and target product. • The catalyst should be easily regenerated by calcining in air if necessary. • The technology should be able to expand access to domestic feedstocks and provide a drop-in replacement feedstock for existing applications.