SBIR/STTR Research Award
THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN INEXPENSIVE AND RELIABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL FERMENTATION SENSOR FOR ON-LINE PROCESS CONTROL.
Award amount
$40,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- GINER INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- ULB2NMDNXC69
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP AN INEXPENSIVE AND RELIABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL FERMENTATION SENSOR FOR ON-LINE PROCESS CONTROL. THE SENSOR IS EXPECTED TO BE CAPABLE OF MEASURING KEY INGREDIENTS SUCH AS GLUCOSE, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND ALCOHOL SIMULTANEOUSLY, BUT INDEPENDENTLY. SUCH SENSORS, WHEN FULLY DEVELOPED, WILL BENEFIT THE FERMENTATION INDUSTRIES. IN PHASE I, WE PLAN FABRICATE AND TEST LABORATORY BREADBOARD SENSORS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASABILITY OF OUR APPROACH. SENSOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING PARAMETERS WILL BE VARIED SYSTEMATICALLY TO ENHANCE THE SENSOR RESPONSE AND MINIMIZE MUTUAL INTERFERENCE. FINALLY, A PROTOTYPE DEVICE WILL BE BUILT AND EVALUATED IN A FERMENTING BROTH. PHASE II WILL INCLUDE A DETAILED STUDY OF THE SENSING MECHANISMS AND THE OPTIMIZATION OF SENSOR PERFORMANCE. PROBLEMS REGARDING LONG TERM STABILITY, REPRODUCIBILITY, AND CONTROL ELECTRONICS WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED.
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.
- Low-Cost Amperometric Ozone Monitor for Communities Affected by Wildfires
- Multi-Purpose Flame Retardant Materials for Habitation Solutions
- Biocompatible Antimicrobial Treatment Method for the Prevention of Bovine Mastitis
- Point-of-care Testing (POCT) Tool Development for Critical Oxytocin Measurement
- High Energy Density, Fast Discharge Li-S Batteries for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion
Research funding history
447 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $147,003,828. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture