CISTAR is the name of a newly funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC). The acronym stands for Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources. The ERC brings together researchers from five premier U.S. research universities and industrial collaborators from more than a dozen companies to focus on developing breakthrough solutions to more effective conversion of America’s shale derived light hydrocarbon resources. The center will focus on developing novel modular technologies that more efficiently convert the light hydrocarbons to advanced fuels and petrochemicals. These technologies will provide a bridge to a sustainable future where renewables replace shale resources as the hydrocarbon resources.
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