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NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE

Award Information

Agency:
National Science Foundation 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
14309 		Program Year/Program:
1992 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
14309 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
ELECTROSYNTHESIS CO., INC.
72 Ward Road Lancaster, NY 14086
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1992
Title: NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Agency: NSF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $249,999.00
 

Abstract:

CAUSTIC IS PRODUCED IN THE USA TO THE EXTENT OF 36,500T/DAY, MAINLY BY THE ELECTROLYSIS OF BRINE. THE ANODEPRODUCT, CHLORINE, IS UNDER CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. FOR EXAMPLE, SALES ARE DECLINING TO THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF TRACES OF DIOXIN FORMED IN PAPER PRODUCTS. ALSO, OZONE DESTROYING CARBON COMPOUNDS LIKE CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS AND METHYLCHLOROFORM ARE VERY LIKELY TO BE REPLACED BY NON-CHLORINE CONTAINING SUBSTITUTES. AS A RESULT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO PRODUCE HIGH PURITY CAUSTIC WITHOUT CHLORINE. THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME NOVEL ELECTROLYTIC CELLS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE, WITHOUT CO-PRODUCTION OF CHLORINE WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN THE PHASE I RESEARCH WORK. THE CELLS WILL USE MODERN MEMBRANES AND ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND WILL BE DESIGNED TO CONVERT NON-HALOGEN SODIUM SALTS TO HIGH PURITY, AQUEOUS SODIUM HYDROXIDE BY A TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS BOTH HIGHLY ENERGY EFFICIENT AND FRIENDLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS ALSO ENVISAGED THAT, LIKE MEMBRANE CHLOR-ALKALI TECHNOLOGY, THE PROCESS SHOULD BE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE OVER A RANGE OF SCALES AND BE PARTICULARLY SUITED TO THE ON-SITE PRODUCTION OF 5 TO 40% SODIUM HYDROXIDE STREAMS FREE OF IMPURITIES SUCH AS CHLORIDE ION.

Principal Investigator:

Dr. David Genders
Project Leader
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

The Electrosynthesis Co., Inc.
P.o. Box 430 East Amherst, NY 14051

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