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A team at EP Purification has performed research for the development and commercialization of low-cost microchannel plasma reactor modules capable of efficiently producing ozone for water treatment and other environmental applications in a slim form factor and size. The conservation of water resources for human consumption is a growing national priority. Ozone is a unique purification agent as it ...

A uniquely qualified team consisting of ETSVP-JV, a small business joint venture, and subcontractor RTI International, brings together all of the skills and experience needed for the development and testing of innovative nanomaterial filters. For this Phase I SBIR project, we propose to develop a dual-stage nanoporous filter media for controlling PM2.5 and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Materi ...

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RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED BY HICHEM CORPORATION, TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR PYROLYSIS OF SCRAP TIRES. DISPOSAL OF USED TIRES IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY USA, SINCE MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION TIRES ARE DISCARDED EACH YEAR. MOST OF THESE TIRES ARE DISPOSED IN LANDFILLS. PYROLYSIS OF SCRAP TIRES HELPS TO RECOVER AND REUSE MOST OF THE VALUABLE CHEMICAL AVAILABLE IN TIRES. PYROLYSIS OF S ...

CHROMATE CONVERSION COATINGS ARE ROUTINELY APPLIED TO CADMIUM IN ELECTROPLATING. THIS METAL FINISHING PROCESS GENERATES LARGE QUANTITIES OF HAZARDOUS HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM AND HEAVY-METAL WASTE. THIS IS A MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. CONSEQUENTLY, AN ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN COATING FINISH IS PROPOSED AS A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE CHROMAT CONVERSION COATING. THIS COATING WILL BE APPLIED USING THE U ...

SELENIUM IS PRESENTLY THE PRIMARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT CHALLENGE FOR MANY WEST COAST PETROLEUM REFINERIES, AND SELENIUM IS ALSO PRESENT IN SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES IN WASTEWATERS FROM COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS. A SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN, SELENIUM IS ALSO HARMFUL TO FISH AND FOWL WHEN PRESENT IN SURFACE WATERS. PROCESSES DEVELOPED FOR SELENIUM REMOVAL FROM DRINKING WATER (ANION EXCHANGE AND ACTIVATED ALUM ...

WIDELY USED CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS (CHCS) SUCH AS TRICHLOROETHYLENE, PERCHLOROETHYLENE AND METHYLENE CHLORIDE ARE RECOGNIZED AS CARCINOGENS AND MUTAGENS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING AND OZONE DEPLETION. THEREFORE, THERE IS AN INCREASING NEED FOR LOW COST AND EFFICIENT METHODS FOR THE CONTROL OF CHC EMISSIONS. CATALYTIC INCINERATION IS GENERALLY THE TECHNOLOGY OF CHOICE BECAUSE IT HAS LOW EN ...