SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Process for Functional Chromium Plating from Non-Toxic Trivalent Chromium (Cr(III)) Plating Bath
Award amount
$219,788Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1995Award details
- Awarding agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Faraday Technology, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- ZL5LDDLNHGN4
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Chromium coatings are widely used in various industries. Functional chromium is currently plated from a Cr(VI) bath. However, Cr(VI) is identified as one of 17 "high-priority" toxic chemicals by the EPA. Compared to Cr(VI), Cr(III) is environmentally benign and the waste disposal cost is significantly reduced. However, functional chromium coatings are not currently available from a Cr(III) bath due to: (1) equivalent or greater chromium coating thickness, slightly highre plating rate, and higher current efficiency, (2) equivalent hardness, and (3) compatibility with current practice. Phase II work will include: (1) process optimization, (2) extended coating characterization, (3) economic verification, and (4) precommercial demonstration.
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.
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Research funding history
202 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2025). Reported award amounts total $72,052,120. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services