SBIR/STTR Research Award

FUEL CELL COGENERATION OF HC1 FOR BRINE ACIDIFICATION IN THECHLOR-ALKALI INDUSTRY

Award identifier 0ae43aa2d74804cfe1d1e6c3c0097e3d8197565c4f96059bbfd6e07f679b0d02Awarding agency Department of Energy

Award amount

$500,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

1987

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Energy
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
RMG1AZ1ZH8Q7
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS DIRECTED TOWARDS IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CHLOR-ALKALI PROCESS BY PRODUCING HYDROGENCHLORIDE IN A COGENERATING FUEL CELL. HYDROGEN CHLORIDE IS USED TO ACIDIFY THE BRINE ANOLYTE USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHLORINE AND CAUSTIC SODA. BRINE ACIDIFICATION IS REQUIRED TO AVOID AN UNDESIRED PARASITIC ANODE REACTION. THE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE USED FOR BRINE ACIDIFICATION IS EITHER PURCHASED OR PRODUCED BY BURNING THE CHLORINE AND HYDROGEN BY-PRODUCT FROM THE CHLOR-ALKALI PROCESS. BY PRODUCING THE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE IN A COGENERATING CUEL CELL, THE NEGATIVE FREE ENERGY CHANGE OF THE REACTION IS RECOVERED AS DC ELECTRIC POWER RATHER THAN LOST AS WASTE HEAT.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

1,763 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $698,949,224. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

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

Agency intelligence

Department of Energy

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