Trienens-Q Cleantech Accelerator: Projects
Trienens Q-Cleantech Accelerator
Funded Projects
Hydrogen Storage
- David Dunand - Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Compositionally unique Fe-based redox powder beds capable of storing hydrogen and providing on--demand hydrogen
- Kellogg-Q Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel
Petrovskite Solar Cells
- Ted Sargent - Executive Director, Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy
- Bin Chen - Research Associate Professor
- Cost-effective bilayer metal oxide coatings compatible with perovskite processing requirements that improve efficiency and stability
- Kellogg-Q Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel
Solid State Electrolyte
- Mark Hersam - Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
- Clay-based nanocomposite electolytes with superior mechanical, thermal and electrochemical stability compatible with energy-dense lithium metal anodes
- Kellogg Q-Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence
Nylon Recycling
- Tobin Marks - Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Yosi Kratish - Research Assistant Professor
- Developed a powerful set of catalysts to convert Nylon 6 back into its original starting material (caprolactam) in a solventless, low-temperature process
- Entrepreneurial Fellow, Kellogg-Q Residency, Business Development Resource, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel
Recyclable Polyurethane Foams
- John Torkelson - Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
- Dynamic crosslinkers are employed to produce polyurethane-based prototype chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) pads
- Kellog-Q Residency, Executive-in-Residence, Industrial Advisory Panel
Target Projects
Ammonia to Hydrogen Conversion
- Sossina Haile - Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Develop innovative solutions for electrochemically driven ammonia-to-hydrogen conversion, with particular focus on high-performance, high stability cracking catalysts
Upcycling Rubber Waste
- Julia Kalow - Associate Professor
- Develop new materials derived from end-of-life tires that confer increased lifetime and properties on the resulting elastomers by incorporating dynamic bonds
Nylon Recycling
- Tobin Marks - Professor of Catalytic Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Yosi Kratish - Research Assistant Professor
- Developed a powerful set of catalysts to convert Nylon 6 back into its starting material (caprolactam) in a solventless, low-temperature process
PFAS Removal
- Will Dichtel - Professor of Chemistry
- Develop solutions to remove and mineralize PFAS from industrial process water