SBIR/STTR Research Award
Pulsed Electric Field Application to Aquaculture: Predator Control and Product Extraction
Award amount
$599,120Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2017-09-01
- Contract end date
- 2020-02-29
- UEI
- ZNG4WKWT2YM4
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 8.7
Research abstract
This Phase II SBIR focuses on the application of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) processing to the growth and extraction of microalgae and algal products. PEF processing uses short, high voltage electrical pulses to break cellular membranes (also referred to as electroporation or cell lysing). PEF has been applied across a range of applications, from non-thermal pasteurization of juices to wastewater treatment, and has the potential to lower the cost of growing and processing algae significantly. The focus of this effort will be on lower cost extraction, and predator control during algal cultivation.The direct result will be higher yields and reduced costs for a broad range of algal products.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Integrating Production Of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids With Barley Protein Concentrate Production
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- High Throughput Release of Shellfish Meat via Isochoric Freezing
Research funding history
166 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1989–2025). Reported award amounts total $65,542,650. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation