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BIODEGRADATION OF AF MEDICAL WASTEPAPER PRODUCTS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 17935
Amount: $55,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
410 Chipeta Way, Suite 222
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Gail Bowers-irons
 (801) 582-8080
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

IN THE PAST DECADE, WASTEPAPER RECYCLING HAS GAINED A WIDER ACCEPTANCE. DEPLETION OF TREE STOCKS, WASTE WATER TREATMENT DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS HAVE DRIVEN RECYCLING BOTH IN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL SPHERES. USING GREATER QUANTITITES OF WASTEPAPER STOCK REDUCES THE NEED FOR VIRGIN FIBER AND MINIMIZES THE PROBLEM OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. PRIOR TO RECYCLE, HOT WATER AND CHEMICALS SEPARATE AND DISPERSE THE FIBERS. THOSE MATERIALS WHICH ARE REMOVED WITH THE HOT WATER AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT INCLUDE: 1) DYES; 2) SIZE; 3) PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE AND UREA-FORMALDEHYDE; 4) AMINE-RESINS; 5) WAX, COUMARONE-INDENE RESINS AND POLYETHYLENE AND 6) ADHESIVE BINDERS. IN PRELIMINARY WORK, TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED (TRA) HAS PERFORMED GROUNDWATER S TUDIES TO TEST THE BIODEGRADATION OF AIR FORCE SANITARY WASTEPAPER RES INS AND BINDERS WHICH MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE RECYCLE PROCESSING. THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY THE PREFERRED OPERATING AND SUPPORT CONDITIONS; DETERMINE THE RATE AND EXTENT OF BIODEGRADABILITY; DETERMINE THE COMPOSITION AND AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCTS AND DESIGN AND DELIVER A PROTOTYPE PROCESS DESIGN.

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