SBIR/STTR Research Award

Concrete Alternative to Replace Existing Runways to Strengthen/Fortify to prolong longevity

Award identifier dd1fe4ba7368e088e2eaba6a79a2722df13de87f42811af9928e48ceaafe44c7Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$50,000

Program and phase

STTR · Phase I

Award year

2021

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
ALCHEMY GEOPOLYMER SOLUTIONS, LLC
Proposal award date
2021-02-18
Contract end date
2021-05-17
UEI
H35FMA7TKS85
Solicitation number
X20.C
Topic code
AF20C-TCSO1

Research abstract

Alchemy Geopolymer Solutions is a scientific licensing company that has grown out of revolutionary Geopolymer research and development performed over the last 14 years at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. AGS is driven by a team of researchers and inventors in the University’s Trenchless Technology Center (TTC). Geopolymers have emerged as a leading solution to long-standing problems in building construction, pre-cast concrete and numerous other applications. We see that the global need of reducing the carbon footprint will be widely sought after and since concrete with its current formulation of Portland cement is one of the largest causes of pollution; then Alchemy Geopolymer Solutions with its patents and other formulations for other uses will be a highly sought after solutions generator. The properties of our AGS solution provide a more durable concrete alternative in many types of products along with providing a much lower cost than concrete products made with Portland Cement. The combined Cement and Concrete Products Industry is one of the largest industries in the world. Industry players refer to the two subsets of Industry as either Ready Mix Concrete or the Concrete Products (sometimes referred to as the Construction Products Industry). Alchemy Geopolymer Solutions has the potential to replace Portland Cement and several other substrates used in concrete, bricks, tile, shingles and other construction materials as a lower cost material that improves the structural integrity of the end-product, slowing wear and breakdown of critical infrastructure and new/existing structures, improving overall sustainability. Our products are also environmentally friendly and use waste by-products as a direct manufacturing input. In the past, the popularity of cement-based products in downstream construction markets has helped the Cement Manufacturing industry benefit from rebounding residential and nonresidential construction activity post-recession. However, cement prices have remained depressed over the period, contributing to stagnant profit margins and include several restructuring initiatives among the industry’s top players. Today, the United States has had a record strong revenue growth due to the continued demand across construction markets and accelerating investment in non-building structures and infrastructure construction products.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2022). Reported award amounts total $1,350,000. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

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

Agencies: Department of Defense

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Department of Defense

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