ECUT Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies Program. Industry, university, and research institute interest in the US Department of Energy, ECUT Biocatalysis Research Activity

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5442126

Wilcox, R E

This report presents the results of a Research Opportunity Notice (RON) disseminated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies (ECUT) Program's Biocatalysis Research Activity. The RON was issued in late April of 1983 and solicited expressions of interest from petrochemical and chemical companies, bioengineering firms, biochemical engineering consultants, private research laboratories, and universities for participating in a federal research program to investigate potential applications of biotechnology in producing chemicals. The RON results indicate that broad interest exists within the nation's industry, universities, and research institutes for the Activity and its planned research and development program. Both large firms (e.g., Allied, American Cyanamid, Bechtel, Celanese, Genentech, Genex, Martin Marietta, and UOP) and small firms expressed interst in responding to future Request for Proposals (RFPs) issued by the Activity. The specific interest areas of the RON respondents varied widely. For example, biotechnology firms and firms specializing in contracted research seem to have a distinct preference for investigating the technical issues most relevant to near-term (high-value/low-volume) biocatalysis applications. Conversely, the engineering firms that design and build chemical plants expressed strongest interest in the issues most relevant to the longer-term, low-value/high-volume applications of biocatalysis. The various respondents' distinct research preferences emphasize the need for the Activity's mission-oriented strategy that coordinates research and researchers to achieve the technical feasibility of biocatalyzed continuous chemical production processes.

• Research Organization: Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-81CS66001
• OSTI ID: 5442126
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/66001-3; JPL-PUB-83-90; ON: DE84005745
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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