SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Technology Available for Licensing: Low-Cost, Nanofermentation System for Production of High Value Materials
- Notice Date
- 11/22/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541199
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- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT Battelle LLC (DOE Contractor), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6192
- ZIP Code
- 37831-6192
- Solicitation Number
- ORNL-TT-2014-01
- Archive Date
- 3/11/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer T. Caldwell, Phone: 865-574-4180, Carol D. Rader, Phone: (865) 241-0898
- E-Mail Address
-
caldwelljt@ornl.gov, radercd@ornl.gov
(caldwelljt@ornl.gov, radercd@ornl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Low-Cost, Nanofermentation System for Production of High Value Materials Technology Available for Licensing UT-Battelle, LLC, acting under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the management and operation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is seeking a commercialization partner for technology using a nanofermentation system to produce high value materials. The ORNL Technology Transfer Office will accept licensing applications through February 24, 2014. The high cost and limited quantity of many nanomaterials create a barrier to their commercialization because potential end users are reluctant to develop applications for materials when they are not confident the materials will be available in useful quantities at cost competitive pricing. ORNL researchers have successfully expanded the application areas for nanoparticles produced using a novel fermentation method. This technology also has broader applications for the production of luminescent materials using fermentation-type processes (to produce non-toxic lighting technology) and the development of metal-oxide, mixed-metal-oxide, and non-oxide semiconductor particles. Another application is for semiconductors such as copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) and copper zinc tin sulfur (CZTS) that are useful solar cell materials for highly flexible, lightweight solar panels. In the earlier work, researchers produced large quantities of semiconducting quantum dots of high market value using a bacterial fermentation process that employs chemicals to control bacterial synthesis. The researchers developed a way to control particle size and morphology by a chemical means of modifying the fermentation broth. Potential applications include production of various complex and thin films, solar cells, and other semiconductor applications. This technology was originally developed using federal funds and selected for further development under the laboratory's Technology Innovation Program (TIP). TIP supports technology development using royalties from existing technology licenses to accelerate the market readiness of high potential technologies. License applications will be evaluated based on prospective partners' ability and commitment to successfully commercialize the technology, with a preference for United States based businesses and small businesses. If a license is executed, the ORNL researchers developing the technology will be eligible to compete for additional TIP funding to further advance the technology. For additional information and license application, contact Jennifer Caldwell, Group Leader, Technology Commercialization, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 865-574-4180, caldwelljt@ornl.gov. Technology descriptions and related publications may be found at http://www.ornl.gov/connect-with-ornl/for-industry/partnerships/technology-licensing/technology-innovation-program/nanofermentation-system. Intellectual Property UTB ID 199800522, Mixed oxide nanoparticles and method of making, U.S. Patent 6,444,453. UTB ID 200501521, Fermentative Process For Making Inorganic Nanoparticles, U.S. Patent 7,060,473. UTB ID 200601686, Microbial-Mediated Method for Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Formation,. U.S. patent application 12/357,523 UTB ID 200701968, Microbially-Mediated Method for Synthesis of Non-Oxide Semiconductor Nanoparticles, U.S. patent application 12/364,638 and 12/874,522. UTB ID 201002436, Method of Microbially Producing Metal Gallate Spinel Nano-objects, and Compositions Produced Thereby, PCT patent application PCT/US13/031357. UTB ID 201002461, Method for Producing Complex Films, and Films Produced Thereby, U.S. patent application 14/110,222. UTB ID 201302995, Method of Synthesizing Metal-Oxide Particles, U.S. patent application 61/777,012.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6196, United States
- Zip Code: 37831-6196
- Zip Code: 37831-6196
- Record
- SN03239498-W 20131124/131122233955-64b8ef130758ecc488391c8ab9f7ebf2 (fbodaily.com)
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