Elimination of Carbon Monoxide From Pilot's Breathing Oxygen

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Navy	Award ID: 92444	Program Year/Program: 2009 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: N091-035-0529	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: METSS Corporation
300 Westdale Avenue Westerville, OH -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2009

Title: Elimination of Carbon Monoxide From Pilot's Breathing Oxygen

Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY

Contract: N68335-09-C-0262

Award Amount: $79,330.00

Abstract:
Naval aviators have a unique problem in that the necessary close proximity of aircraft on a flight deck can lead to high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in the oxygen supplied by an on-board oxygen generator system (OBOGS). At levels above 100 ppm, the performance of a flight crew can be seriously impaired by CO. Under the proposed Phase I SBIR program, METSS intends to utilize newly developed catalytic technology to quantitatively oxidize any CO in the oxygen supply. The catalyst has already been proven in earlier work and is being commercialized in a few, unique civilian applications. This approach will involve commercial industrial support and thus, if fully successful, provide an effective path to provide the product to the Navy.

Principal Investigator:
Robert Kroshefsky
Senior Scientist
6147972200
rkroshefsky@metss.com

Business Contact:
Kenneth Heater
Senior Scientist
6147972200
kheater@metss.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

METSS CORP.
300 Westdale Avenue Westerville, OH 43082

EIN/Tax ID: 311461458

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No