SBIR/STTR Research Award

Low power water purification and desalination system

Award identifier be896f9b6b34ea13fa50ab6eb25ad58b359c206344cf717b0e2b2c2fa616d8d2Awarding agency Department of Defense · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Award amount

$1,498,564

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2016

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Recipient company
LYNNTECH INC.
Proposal award date
2016-05-26
Contract end date
2019-07-28
UEI
PMVAL8J63516
Solicitation number
2015.1
Topic code
SB151-002

Research abstract

Lynntech is developing an energy efficient desalination technology for small scale applications.The energy requirements for traditional desalination processes such as reverse osmosis can be as high as 30 Wh/L when producing potable water from seawater at small scale production rates.During the Phase I project, Lynntech developed a novel desalination technology and demonstrated an energy efficiency as low as 2 Wh/L at rates suitable for individual and small groups.The low energy requirements make this technology ideal for battery powered portable applications.During the Phase II project, Lynntech will develop and test full-scale prototype devices capable of desalinating seawater at a rate of 5 L/hour for use in recreational, marine, and military markets.Lynntechs desalination module will be integrated with filtration components from a leading water purification company to provide full spectrum desalination and disinfection to enable use of the device with any source water.The anticipated prototype system is expected to weigh 10 lbs with a volume of 0.3 ft3 and will be capable of desalinating >500 liters of seawater on a single charge.After development and in-house testing, the prototype systems will undergo verification and validation testing to position the technology for rapid commercialization.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

1,079 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2025). Reported award amounts total $327,411,388. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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