SBIR/STTR Research Award
A NOVEL APPROACH FOR FILTRATION OF DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Techniweave, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE CLEAN AIR ACT REQUIRES THAT CERTAIN EXHAUST EMISSIONS STANDARDS BE MET BY HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND BUSSES (CLASS 8 VEHICLES) POWERED BY DIESEL ENGINES. THE LIMITS SET FOR 1998 CAN ONLY BE MET THRU THE USE OF EXHAUST TREATMENT DEVICES. A NOVEL WOVEN CERAMIC YARN FILTER CAPABLE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATION HAS BEEN DEVISED WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVED DURABILITY AND FILTRATION PERFORMANCE OVER THE PRESENT BASELINE MONOLITHIC CERAMIC HONEY COMB FILTER.
Technology keywords
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