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Continuous "Micro-sorting" of Waste Plastics in a Liquid-Fluidized Bed…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
33111 		Program Year/Program:
1996 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
33111 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Covofinish Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 145 North Scituate, RI 02857
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1996
Title: Continuous "Micro-sorting" of Waste Plastics in a Liquid-Fluidized Bed Classifier (LFBC)
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $80,877.00
 

Abstract:

The development of a new process for the continuous separation of w aste plastic particles by type into purified streams for sale and recycling is proposed. This approach is based on the segregation of particles by density in liquid-fluidized bed classifiers (LFBC). The primary objective of the proposed work is "proof-of-concept" for the LFBC approach; that is, the experimental demonstration and quantitative characterization of the separation of binary mixtures of different types of plastics along the axial flow direction in a pilot-scale, water-fluidized column.

Principal Investigator:

Dr. George Hradil
4015689191

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Covofinish Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 145 North Scituate, RI 02857

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