Oxygen Production and Delivery on Demand

This proposal is in response to the Defense Health Agency 2017 Phase I SBIR topic 17B-005.The approach is the use of a membrane oxygen pump using newly developed nano-thickness membranes with all the layers less than 1 micron total.Nanometer thickness membranes enable more oxygen output per surface area at temperatures of 300-600 C than current state-of-the -art 600-800 C membranes that are 50-300 microns thick. In addition, by applying a small voltage and current across the membrane, the oxygen production rate can be greatly increased.During Phase I, we intend to demonstrate 99% plus oxygen purity at a level of 15 liter/minute/sq-meterof membrane surface area, convert the configuration from our flat membrane cells to tubular membrane cells, which increases the support surface area.Building on the tubular membrane support technology, we also plan to develop a concept design for a 120 liter/min oxygen pump targeted for military use. It is anticipated that during a Phase II a 120 liter/min oxygen pump device can be demonstrated that will meet the military needs for a field hospital intensive care unit.