Removal of Organics and Phenols from Refinery Waters Using Swellable Organosilica

ABSMaterials, Inc. of Wooster, Ohio has previously developed four important commercial innovations under SBIR development from the US Department of Energy and US National Science Foundation. These previous innovations, cleaning up water from brownfield sites and oil and gas drilling operations, have brought to the companys attention the difficult challenge of treating refinery waters for beneficial reuse. This SBIR IIB will build on the previous technology inventions allowing the company to attempt their innovative technology to energy efficient treatment of complex phenol and sulfur laden waters.