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The system demonstrated effectiveness against bacterial spores in tests with the anthrax surrogate B. globigii. It was also effective against a surrogate for the CW agent HD (mustard). In Phase II we plan to continue development of the buildingprotection system, beginning with tests using BW and CW agent stimulants to establish the optimum conditions for use. We will then test the system with l ...

70493 Although the Claus process is the dominant process used for recovering sulfur from natural gas, its conversion is limited by equilibrium, and two or three Claus stages are needed to recover most of the sulfur. In addition, expensive tail gas treatment processes are needed to bring large Claus plants under environmental compliance. This project will develop a novel catalyst that provide ...

The current expendable emergency oxygen generation systems in the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) are lightweight and work well. However, they could generate very high weight penalties when the number and duration of missions (and/or emergencies) are high (as in lunar or Martian explorations). TDA Research, Inc. (TDA) proposes a light-weight emergency unit using a novel regenerable sorbent. In ...

70561 Gasoline is the largest volume fuel used in the United States, but only 41% of each barrel of crude oil is converted into gasoline. Various off-gas streams in the refinery contain potentially valuable hydrocarbons that are not economical to recover by traditional means, and, as a result, they are usually burned as an inexpensive refinery fuel. This project will develop a new catalytic ...

70592 Gasifiers convert coal into synthesis gas feed streams that can be used in advanced power cycles to generate electricity and in the production of a wide variety of chemicals. However, the coal-derived synthesis gas contains a myriad of trace contaminants that cannot be released to the environment if the coal-derived syngas is burned to generate power. The removal of these contaminants ...

70592 Gasifiers convert coal into synthesis gas feed streams that can be used in advanced power cycles to generate electricity and in the production of a wide variety of chemicals. However, the coal-derived synthesis gas contains a myriad of trace contaminants that cannot be released to the environment if the coal-derived syngas is burned to generate power. The removal of these contaminants ...

70561 Gasoline is the largest volume fuel used in the United States, but only 41% of each barrel of crude oil is converted into gasoline. Various off-gas streams in the refinery contain potentially valuable hydrocarbons that are not economical to recover by traditional means, and, as a result, they are usually burned as an inexpensive refinery fuel. This project will develop a new catalytic ...

"The disposal of ship-generated waste remains a problem for the Navy as it struggles with the issue of storing food-contaminated plastic waste for long periods at sea while maintaining necessary sanitary conditions. Plastics are currently prohibited fromdisposal at sea; however, if the plastic is quickly degraded in the ocean, overboard disposal would have little or no deleterious effect on the m ...

"Today's anti-slip coatings for industrial flooring consist of a multi-layer coating system with a surface-broadcasted grit element. The installation of such a coating is expensive and time-consuming, and broadcasting is the most labor-intensive part ofthe installation. Moreover, it is difficult to obtain a floor with homogeneous non-skid properties by broadcasting because of the uneven distribu ...

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop electron transfer methods for the recovery of the giant, insoluble fullerenes that comprise about half of the fullerenes made by the hydrocarbon combustion route. Of the fullerenes produced by the combustion process developed at TDA, and practiced at the tons/year scale, ca. 20 % of the raw soot weight is recovered as fu ...