MICROCELLULAR ELECTRET FOAM FILTRATION MEDIA FABRICATION

Award Information

Agency: National Science Foundation

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 14380

Amount: $50,000.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1991

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Permacharge Corpon

5930 Midway Park Blvd Ne

Albuquerque, NM 87109

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Lewis E. Bragg
Title: Director Of Engineering
Phone: () -

Business Contact

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Research Institution

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Abstract

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP A LOW COST, HIGH PERFORMANCE FILTRATION MEDIA THAT ECEEDS THE PERFORMANCE OF THAT WHICH IS PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HEPA FILTERS. THE BASIS FOR THE MEDIA IS A LOW DENSITY MICROCELLULAR FOAM PROCESS THAT WAS DEVELOPED AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES. THIS FOAM PROCESS WILL THEN BE COMBINED WITH AN ELECTRET FORMATION PROCESS TO CREATE A MICROCELLULAR ELECTRET FOAM FILTRATION MEDIA. THE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS DIRECTED TOWARDS GAINING INSIGHT INTO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE NECESSARY FABRICATION PROCESSES AND THE SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTION REQUIRED TO CREATE THE FOAM AND RESOLUTION OF IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS IN THE ADAPTATION OF THE FOAM TO FILTRATION APPLICATIONS. ALSO, THE INCORPORATION OF ELECTRET FORMATION EQUIPMENT INTO THE FABRICATION PROCESS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP A SET OF GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF A MICROCELLULAR FOAM FILTRATION MEDIA.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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MICROCELLULAR ELECTRET FOAM FILTRATION MEDIA FABRICATION