USA flag logo/image

An Official Website of the United States Government

DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED COUPLED-TRANSPORT MEMBRANES FOR THE RECOVERY AND…

Award Information

Agency:
Environmental Protection Agency 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
11487 		Program Year/Program:
1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
11487 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
BEND RESEARCH, INC.
64550 RESEARCH RD BEND, OR 97701
View profile »
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1989
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED COUPLED-TRANSPORT MEMBRANES FOR THE RECOVERY AND RECYCLE OF METAL IONS
Agency: EPA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $49,982.00
 

Abstract:

VAST QUANTITIES OF INDUSTRIAL ACIDS, BASES, PROCESSING SOLUTIONS, AND SLUDGES CONTAIN HEAVY METALS. THESE ARE OFTEN HAZARDOUS, AND IF LEFT UNREGULATED, PRESENT A SERIOUS THREAT TO GROUNDWATER AND THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE FOR TREATING INDUSTRIAL WASTES ARE TYPICALLY INADEQUATE AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. NEW METHODS ARE CLEARLY NEEDED FOR REMOVING TOXIC METALS FROM PROCESS SOLUTIONS AND WASTE SLUDGES--METHODS THAT ARE BOTH EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL. A KEY ASPECT OF WASTE TREATMENT THAT RENDERS IT ECONOMIC IS THE RECOVERY OF VALUABLE COMPONENTS FOR REUSE. BEND RESEARCH HAS DEVELOPED A MEMBRANE-BASED PROCESS CALLED COUPLED-TRANSPORT THAT PROVIDES AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OFSEPARATING AND RECOVERING VALUABLE TOXIC METALS FROM PROCESS SOLUTIONS OR DISSOLVED WASTE SLUDGES. HOWEVER, THE COUPLED-TRANSPORT PROCESS IS CURRENTLY NOT PRACTICAL BECAUSE OF SHORT MEMBRANE LIFETIMES (RANGING FROM A FEW WEEKS TO A FEW MONTHS).

Principal Investigator:

Scott B Mccray
Principal Investigator
5033824100

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Bend Research Inc
64550 Research Rd Bend, OR 97701

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No