SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Electrochemical Process for Removal of Scrap Dental Amalgam from Waste Water
Award amount
$714,267Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1996Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- 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
The objective of the proposed program "A Novel Electrochemical Process for Removal of Scrap Dental Amalgam from Waste Water" is to develop and commercialize cost effective electrochemical hardware for the treatment of dental waste water. Our process will remove the dental amalgam from the waste water to acceptable mercury limits to meet local mercury compliance requirements, e.g., 50 parts per billion (ppb). Our electrocoagulation process will simultaneously remove undissolved mercury, dissolved mercury, silver, and other heavy metals commonly found in dental waste water. In Phase I we will construct apparatus and demonstrate the electrocoagulation process on simulated dental waste water. Our data will be used to develop an economic model for cost comparison with conventional treatment technologies as well as proposed combined treatment technologies.
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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- Low Cost Interconnect Coatings for Enhanced R-SOFC Performance (C59-09a)
- Electrochemical Repair of Surface Damage for Tungsten Plasma Facing Components
- Climate Enhancing Resource Utilization Through Ultra-low-temperature, Electrolytic Carbon Dioxide Valorization on Mars
- Electrodeposition of 3D Interconnects for HEP Detectors
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