SBIR/STTR Research Award
FOR IRRIGATION
Award amount
$49,682Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Mickley & Associates
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO DEVELOP HIGHLY CHARGED, ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES BY THE CHEMICAL GRAFTING APPROACH FOR THE PARTIAL DEMINERALIZATION OF SALINE GROUNDWATERS FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES. THE KEY TO ACHIEVING THIS OBJECTIVE IS TO DETERMINE WHAT INITIATOR-MONOMER-CATALYST-SOLVENT CHEMICAL SYSTEMS CAN ACHIEVE THE HIGH MEMBRANE CHARGE DENSITIES NECESSARY FOR THE ENHANCED REJECTION OF MULTIVALENT IONS AT HIGH FLUX LEVELS AND LOW OPERATING PRESSURES. MEMBRANES MADE FROM VARIOUS CHEMICAL SYSTEMS AND PLOYSULFONE SUBSTRATE MATERIALS WILL BE TESTED FOR SURFACE CHARGE DENSITY, REJECTION AND FLUX USING SYNTHESIZED BRACKISH WATERS.
Technology keywords
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