SBIR/STTR Research Award

DESTRUCTION OF ORGANIC HAZARDOUS WASTE BY THE HDI ELECTRIC ARC PROCESS 11490

Award identifier 18ca86f17d96b262516a566873d98b2196b597bb73c558a03386167856089b2aAwarding agency Environmental Protection Agency

Award amount

$49,967

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1989

Award details

Awarding agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Branch: Not reported
Recipient company: Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Proposal award date: Not reported
Contract end date: Not reported
UEI: LTMGBJ76B9D8
Solicitation number: Not reported
Topic code: Not reported

Research abstract

THE DESTRUCTION OF ORGANIC HAZARDOUS WASTE BY ELECTRIC ARC PYROLYSIS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE BY OTHERS. THE PRINCIPAL PROBLEMS LIE IN (1) THE SHORT LIFEOF THE ELECTRODES (AND RELATED STRUCTURES) DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURES INVOLVED, AND (2) THE RELATIVELY HIGH COST OF THE ELECTRIC POWER NEEDED. APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. PROPOSE TO DESTROY ORGANIC HAZARDOUS WASTE BY THE IMPROVED PATENTED HDI (HARD DISCHARGE IGNITION) ELECTRIC ARCPROCESS WHICH HAS A HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND IN WHICH THE ELECTRODES ARE KEPT COOL BY ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF THE ARC TIMING AND POSITION. THE ELECTRICAL POWER COST IS MINIMIZEDTHROUGH SPECIAL HEAT EXCHANGE METHODS AND USE OF EXHAUST HEAT FOR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION. PHASE I IS THE EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF THE APPROACH.

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.

Research funding history

128 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2001). Reported award amounts total $21,802,481. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency