SBIR/STTR Research Award
AFFF Disposal
Award amount
$149,994Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Liquid Carbonic L.L.C.
- Proposal award date
- 2017-11-17
- Contract end date
- 2018-11-17
- UEI
- EB5UTLNUG8C1
- Solicitation number
- 2017.0
- Topic code
- AF17B-T001
Research abstract
Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) is the water-based firefighting agent of choice in military and civilian applications.No satisfactory disposal method has been identified.Liquid Carbonic proposes a treatment for AFFF that will also work for other polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) and their derivatives.The strength of the C-F bond is the ultimate problem in disposing of PFCs and residues.The very severe conditions of supercritical water oxidation achieved in a hydrothermal flame zone reactor (HFZR) accomplish this objective.Fluorine scavenging by calcium ions is achieved in a salt separation module (SSM) that is integral to the process.Temperature, phase and salt solubility vary in the SSM, allowing withdrawal of a calcium fluoride brine.
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2019). Reported award amounts total $1,124,987. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation