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By 2030 the entire lithium-ion battery chain, from mining through recycling, is expected to reach a value of $400 billion and a market size of 4.7 TWh. LiB are used in personal electronic devices, e-bikes, tools, green-power storage and electric vehicles. Individual cells are commonly collected into packs or modules to provide the power required for automotive operation. The operational capability ...

The State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) have limited right-of-way (ROW) to construct stormwater treatment controls. Hence innovative self-contained portable stormwater treatment systems are needed to reduce impacts on streams, and other waters; recreation facilities, and habitat by addressing emerging stormwater pollutants, particularly the suspended and dissolved pollutants from highway co ...

Septic systems, widely used by >25% of U.S. households, represent a 6-billion-dollar market with a 5-7% projected growth rate. There is growing interest in non-potable reuse of septic tank effluent, yet existing disinfection methods are either costly (e.g., UV) or require households to handle hazardous chemicals (e.g., chlorine tablets). This project will validate a promising septic tank technolog ...

Microplastics are environmental pollutants ubiquitous in marine and freshwater environments and have been established to have deleterious impacts on aquatic life and human health. Preventing Microplastics from getting into waterways or removing it once it is there, is the mission of EPA’s Trash Free Waters program and, as the production of plastics continues to grow, EPA is looking for innovativ ...

HJ Science & Technology, Inc. proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of a portable technology capable of performing on-site detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in complex water environments including drinking water, groundwater, surface water and wastewater. Our approach combines these three technologies: 1) microfluidic automation, 2) rapid sample concentration, and 3) separa ...

In this Phase I SBIR, Seacoast proposes to develop a fully automated analyzer to monitor indoor air quality (IAQ) in spaces suspected of containing air toxics. These toxic vapors typically emanate from contaminated soil or groundwater such as Superfund sites. Currently, the US EPA lists 1,333 Superfund sites and 2,300 other locations, all potential sources of vapor intrusion, deserving of monitori ...

The secondary aluminum processing (SAP) industry in the US spends billions of dollars to send over 1 million tons of dross and salt cake waste to landfill every year. Recycling innovation for SAP waste presents a major opportunity to reduce raw material consumption and allow for significant cost savings to aluminum producers. A novel Two-Stage Alkaline Hydrometallurgical Recovery (T-SAHR) process ...

Zabble's mission is to help organizations achieve zero waste by delivering real-time actionable insights using an AI-enabled SaaS platform. California’s Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Law (SB 1383) is the largest change to it's recycling and waste industry since the 1980s. The law establishes new organic waste collection and recycling programs, food recovery programs, and requirements f ...

This project will investigate technology-enabled strategies for regional plastic packaging reuse systems. Iterant has implemented an online reuse marketplace that provides economic incentives for key stakeholders involved in the manufacturing, use/reuse and recovery of plastic packaging. Our hypothesis, based on pilot data, is that this platform can deliver profitable reuse models for all three ke ...

To prevent plastic pollution and support the recapture of “waste” to advance a circular plastics economy, governments have mandated and corporations have made commitments to increase recycled content in plastic products. However, available recycled feedstock only meets 25% of projected demand - inevitably leading to unsubstantiated claims about product recycled content and further erosion of c ...