SBIR/STTR Research Award
Natural and Synthetic Alternatives to Carnauba Wax
Award amount
$99,981Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Infoscitex Corporation
- Proposal award date
- 2006-06-12
- Contract end date
- 2007-03-12
- UEI
- NJM7E3Y9QXJ5
- Solicitation number
- 2006.1
- Topic code
- AF06-151
Research abstract
Carnauba wax is a natural product that is used in a variety of applications ranging from food additives to surface protection to explosive matrix. The material comes in several grades and is supplied by a number of companies. Its high melting point and hardness make it useful in many melt-castable explosive compositions. Examples include Composition B, which is an RDX/TNT blend, and the many experimental compositions designed to address the shortcomings of TNT-based melt-castable compositions. While its performance is undoubtedly exceptional, the lack of domestic sources makes it logistically undesirable. In this Phase I SBIR program, Infoscitex Corporation proposes to identify and develop natural and synthetic alternatives to carnauba wax through use of computational methods and experimental evaluation. At least one natural and one synthetic alternative will be recommended for further investigation to the USAF.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- OMBA - On the Move Balance Assessment
- Synthetic Heterogeneous Anatomy by Rapid Prototyping (SHARP)
- Biosensor and Controller for Closed Loop Anesthesia Delivery System
- HITS Hemorrhage Instrumented Training System
- Physical Anatomical Trainer Instrumented for Education and Non-subjective Testing (PATIENT)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
210 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1986–2013). Reported award amounts total $64,528,765. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture