You are here

SUPEROXIDATIVE DEGRADATION OF CHLORINATED ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 10775
Amount: $224,084.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 600 95 Main St
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Brian G Dixon
 Principal Investigator
 (617) 759-5911
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE EFFICIENT AND RAPID DECHLORINATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN WASTEWATER STREAMS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. THE MICROORGANISMS IN TYPICAL BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION SYSTEMS WILL CONSUME SUCH COMPOUNDS ONLY VERY SLOWLY, IF AT ALL. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE FEASIBILITY OF USING ELECTROCHEMICALLY GENERATED SUPEROXIDE TO RAPIDLY DECHLORINATE RECALCITRANT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. A NOVEL, COMPACT ELECTROCATALYTIC CELL IS PROPOSED FOR THIS SUPEROXIDE GENERATION. AFTER THE DECHLORINATION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY THIS ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS, THE RESULTANT NONCHLORINATED PRODUCTS WOULD BE RAPIDLY CONSUMED BY THE BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION SYSTEM.

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

US Flag An Official Website of the United States Government