SBIR/STTR Research Award
DEVELOPMENT OF A MEMBRANE SYSTEM FOR THE SHIPBOARD PRETREATMENT OF SEAWATER
Award amount
$49,986Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- SEPARATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS PHASE I PROGRAM IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CHARGEENHANCED MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS FROM SEAWATER. THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS MEMBRANE WILL BE EVALUATED ON LIVE SEAWATER AT LOW PRESSURES TO DETERMINE ITS CAPABILITY FOR INCORPORATION INTO A NEW SPIRAL-WOUND ELEMENT DESIGN FOR USE IN THE SHIPBOARD PRETREATMENT OF SEAWATER TO PROVIDE AN IMPROVED FEEDWATER QUALITY FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) SYSTEMS. VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS OF THE MEMBRANE BY CHANGES IN THE FABRICATION TECHNIQUES WILL BE MADE AS REQUIRED UNTIL THE OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN MET.
Technology keywords
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