SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Membrane Systems for Olefin/Paraffin Separation Phase IIB
Award amount
$1,009,076Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2016Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- COMPACT MEMBRANE SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2016-04-22
- Contract end date
- 2018-04-21
- UEI
- JDNRH32DML47
- Solicitation number
- DE-FOA-0001405
- Topic code
- 18a
Research abstract
Ethylene and propylene are major chemical industry raw materials and consume a great deal of energy related to their production. It is estimated that 250 trillion BTU/yr are consumed in olefin/paraffin separations. In 2011 worldwide ethylene and propylene production was about 140 and 70 million tons respectively. Historically, membrane processes for separating olefins and paraffins have been demonstrated with somewhat encouraging results but stability problems have led to systems that have been unable to maintain performance. In many cases the use of silver (Ag+) salts were used to preferentially transport the ethylene or propylene.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Low Cost Membranes for Carbon Capture
- Universal Membrane Dehydrator for Dewatering Pharmaceutical Solvents
- Integrated Catalytic Membrane System for Modular Manufacturing Of On-Purpose Propylene at Shale Gas Sites
- Ethylene Permeation in Control of Fruit Ripening
- Integrated Membrane Reactor for Enhancing Thermal & Chemical Reactors
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Research funding history
218 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2021). Reported award amounts total $55,705,610. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, Department of Defense