SBIR/STTR Research Award
NEW METHODS ARE NEEDED THAT RAPIDLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND EFFICIENTLY TREAT WASTEWATERS FOR REUSE OR DISPOSAL.
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Cape Cod Research
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
NEW METHODS ARE NEEDED THAT RAPIDLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND EFFICIENTLY TREAT WASTEWATERS FOR REUSE OR DISPOSAL. ESTABLISHED WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES ARE EXPENSIVE AND CAN BARELY BE STRETCHED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER REUSE IN A PLANT OR DISCHARGE UNDER ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS. OXIDIZING ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN SITU ON ELECTROCATALYSTS DRIVEN BY ALTERNATING CURRENT. A MIXED ELECTROCATALYST WILL BE USED WHICH MAY PROVE VERY EFFECTIVE FOR CATALYZING ELECTROOXIDATION OF A BROADISPECTRUM OF REFRACTORY ORGANICS.
Technology keywords
Not reported