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Biotechnological Processes to Strip Polyurethane Paint from Naval Aircraft

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 18713
Amount: $319,500.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1993
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
210 South Wallace
Bozman, MI 59715
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Kenneth Runnion
 (406) 586-8744
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

1Certain microorganisms are capable of degrading polyurethane coatings. This feat is accomplished by enzymes normally produced by these microorganisms. But microbial paint stripping, an environmentally compatible alternative to chemical and physical paint stripping, is unacceptably slow. The rate of polyurethane deterioration can be markedly enhanced by using the stable enzymes of thermophilic microorganisms. The objective of this proposal is to identify thermophiles with the ability to degrade polyurethane paint. Labratory techniques will be selected for ease of conversion to scaled-up process. Selected microorganisms will be grown in labratory scale reactors to produce the desired enzymes. Using tangential flow technology, enzymes will then be applied to painted test strips with the objective of rapidly digesting polyurethane paint

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