Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), operated by Battelle Memorial Institute under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy, solicits interest from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology.  License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use.  PNNL may also be available to licensee(s) to assist in further research and development of the technology under a SPP agreement, ACT agreement, or CRADA agreement.

THE TECHNOLOGY: 

PNNL has developed a number of catalysts and processes that enable the use of ethanol as a renewable building block for fuels and chemicals. Most recently, PNNL has optimized a catalyst composition for efficiently converting ethanol into an intermediate compound for a commonly used polymer. Current processes can require an excessive number of catalytic steps, result only in low selectivity, involve capital-intensive equipment, and necessitate huge production minimums to meet the economics of scale requirement. PNNL’s catalyst is based on a mixed-oxide composition and yields a mix of products that greatly simplifies subsequent processing and minimizes expensive separation operations. The catalyst further enables modular plants to meet the local renewable feedstock availability and reduces feedstock transportation costs.

For all inquiries, please reference Battelle IPID 32010-E.

NOTE:  THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.  Any company interested in licensing this technology must respond with a letter of interest (may be submitted by e-mail) no later than thirty (30) days from the publication date of this Notice summarizing the company’s business and technical expertise and motivation for pursuing this opportunity.  Companies deemed appropriate will be provided with further information on the technology.  Such information may require an executed Nondisclosure Agreement.  Respondents wishing to enter into negotiations for a commercial license will be required to submit a business plan for the commercialization of the technology prior to licensee(s) selection and negotiations.  Please send letters of interest to the attention of the POC identified within this Notice, referencing Battelle IPID 32010-E.