Fiscal Year:
1991
Title:
TREATMENT OF CFC AND HCFC EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATORS
Agency:
EPA
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$150,000.00
Abstract:
CFCS EMITTED AS PURGE STREAMS FORM LARGE INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATORS ARE A CONSIDERABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM AND AN ECONOMIC LOSS. MEMBRANE ORGANIC VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEMS APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO TREAT THESE STREAMS. A MEMBRANE UNIT COULD RECOVER CFC FOR REUSE IN THE REFRIGERATOR, AND PRODUCEA CFC-DEPLETED AIRSTREAM FOR VENTING. IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM, EXISTING MEMBRANES WOULD BE FABRICATED INTO HIGH-PRESSURE MODULES AND EVALUATED WITH MODEL CFC/AIR STREAMS. IN A PHASE II PROGRAM, A LABORATORY PROTOTYPE SYSTEM WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED OVER A RANGE OF OPERATING CONDITIONS AND FOR SUFFICIENT TIME TO DEMONSTRATE THE UNIT'S RELIABILITY.
Principal Investigator:
J Kaschemekat
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Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Membrane Technology & Research
1360 Willow Road Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No