SBIR/STTR Research Award
Compact, Low-Power Water Harvester
Award amount
$111,481Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- CREARE LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2020-06-23
- Contract end date
- 2021-01-01
- UEI
- JDKYAKDT4TT6
- Solicitation number
- 20.1
- Topic code
- A20-062
Research abstract
We propose to develop a compact, lightweight system for extracting water vapor from the atmosphere and producing high-quality drinking water. Our microchannel water extractor (MWX) system uses Creare’s innovative, additive manufacturing techniques and high-capacity MOF sorbents to build an extremely compact heat and mass exchanger for efficient sorption of water vapor from air. We will prove feasibility in Phase I by demonstrating MOF coatings that integrate with compact heat & mass exchange structures; measuring the cyclic sorption capacity of the coatings; producing a concept design for an atmospheric water extraction system; and demonstrating production of potable water compliant with TBMED-577.
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.
- Improving Signal-to-Noise in Military Boom-Mounted Microphones
- Scratch Removal from Acrylic Windscreens
- A multi-function earplug that measures in-ear noise, standard noise dosimetry and hearing function
- Development of an automated Needle Decompression Device
- MOF Based Adsorbent System for the Removal of CO2
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Compact, Low-Power Water Harvester
- All-Weather Atmospheric Drinking Water Generator
- JP8 fueled, Personal Atmospheric Water Harvester
Research funding history
1,365 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $507,020,394. 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, Department of Transportation, Department of Commerce