DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROSTATIC PESTICIDE APPLICATORS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Agriculture	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 9311	Program Year/Program: 1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 9311	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Terronics Development Corp.
Rr 2 Box 450 Elwood, IN 46036
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: Yes

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1989

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROSTATIC PESTICIDE APPLICATORS

Agency: USDA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $176,022.00

Abstract:
PRESENT DAY HERBICIDE SPRAYING OF FIELD ROW CROPS IS VERY INEFFICIENT; OVER 75% OF THE HERBICIDE IS WASTED AS OVER- SPRAY, WHICH IS COSTLY AND CONTAMINATES THE ENVIRONMENT. THEFEASIBILITY OF EFFICIENTLY APPLYING TRANSLOCATABLE HERBICIDEWITH ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY DEPOSITION TECHNIQUES WILL BE EX- AMINED. STUDIES WILL EVALUATE DIFFERENT PARTICLE CHARGING MEANS, INCLUDING INDUCTION CHARGING, CORONA CHARGING, AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON STUDYING THE EFFICACY ENHANCEMENT OF HERBICIDES WHICH AP- PEAR TO WORK BETTER AT HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS.

Principal Investigator:
Eduardo C Escallon
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Terronics Development Corp.
Rr 2 Box 450 Elwood, IN 46036

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No