Small Business Innovation Research: FY89 - FY03 Awards: Pollution Prevention
Name and Address of Awardee
Title of SBIR Project
Phase I Award
Phase II Award
Total
FY
$
FY
$
POLLUTION PREVENTION
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
Hydrocarbon Recovery from
Petroleum Transfer Operations
1989
$50,000
1990
$150,000
$200,000
Science Ventures, Inc.
High-Speed Recycling Process
for Phosphate Industry Waste
1989
$50,000
1990
$149,007
$199,007
American Research Corporation
of Virginia
Robotic Inspection of Crude
Oil Carrier Tanks
1990
$50,000
1991
$150,000
$200,000
AVCA Corporation
Liquid Metal/Cold Metal Bond
Enhancement in a Magnetostrictively Stressed Substrate
1990
$50,000
EMEC Consultants
Suppression of Cyanide Formation
in Hall Process Potlining
1990
$50,000
1991
$150,000
$200,000
MAIS, Inc.
Automated Mixing and Application
of Agricultural Chemicals
1990
$46,275
Science Ventures, Inc.
Valuable Products from Coal
Burning Wastes
1990
$50,000
1991
$149,110
$199,110
Basic Bio Systems, Inc.
A Natural Oat-Derived Oil
Spill Dispersant
1991
$47,000
Briggs Nursery, Inc.
Elimination of Fertilizer
Discharge from Greenhouse and Nursery Container-Grown Plants
1991
$50,000
Chemical and Metal Industries,
Inc.
In-Plant Reduction of Hazardous
Waste Generation in the Fluorocarbon Industry
1991
$49,876
1992
$150,000
$199,876
Guild Associates, Inc.
Novel Chemical Process for
Bleaching De-Inked Pulp
1991
$49,712
IonEdge Corporation
Environmentally Safer Zinc-Cadmium
Alloy Dry Plating as a Substitute for Cadmium Electroplating
1991
$46,918
1992
$150,000
$196,918
Oxley Research, Inc.
Electrolytic Regeneration
of Acid Copper Chloride Etchant
1991
$49,985
1992
$150,000
$199,985
Sea Sweep, Inc.
Develop Biodegradable,
Non-Toxic, Oleophilic Hydrophobic Sorbent for Oil Spill Cleanup
(Phase
I)/ Research and Development of a New, Non-Toxic Absorbent for Hydrocarbons
and Chemicals (Phase II)
1991
$50,000
1992
$150,000
$200,000
Covofinish Company, Inc.
Recovery of Metals from Aqueous
Waste Streams via Electrolytic Recovery Utilizing a Fluidized Powder
Cathode
1992
$49,800
Drake Engineering, Inc.
Recuperative Thermal Screw
Contaminated Soil Cleaning System (CSCS)
1992
$50,000
Fusion Systems Corporation
Mercury-Free High CRI Efficient
Lamp
1992
$49,781
1993
$148,996
$198,777
Guild Associates, Inc.
An Aqueous-Based, Sulfur-Free
Pulping Process
1992
$49,983
1993
$150,000
$199,983
IonEdge Corporation
Environmentally Safer Zinc-Cadmium
Alloy Dry Plating as a Substitute for Cadmium Electroplating (Phase
I)/ Elimination of Hazardous Waste via Advanced Composite Dry Plating
System (Phase II)
1992
$49,998
1993
$150,000
$199,998
Jet Process Corporation
Elimination to Toxic Effluent
and Metallizing Process Waste via Jet Vapor Deposition
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
KSE, Inc.
Waste Reduction Through Benzene-Free
Polymerization Technology
1992
$49,127
1993
$149,949
$199,076
Xxsys Technologies, Inc.
Development of an Ultrasonic
Prototype Instrument to Replace an Environment-Polluting Measurement
Practice in the Composite Materials Industry
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
ChromatoChem, Inc.
Extraction
of Copper and Zinc from Mixed-Metal Cyanide Solution Using Solid
Phase Extraction
1993
$50,000
IonEdge Corporation
Selective
Elimination of Waste in a Metal Finishing Operation
1993
$50,000
1994
$165,000
$215,000
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
In-Process
Recycling of Acetic Acid from Dilute Aqueous Waste Streams
1993
$50,000
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
A
New Membrane Process for Air Pollution Minimization in Chlor-Alkali
Plants
1993
$50,000
1994
$165,000
$215,000
Resource Recycling & Remediation,
Inc.
Development
of Ink Recycling Process Technology
1993
$49,993
Veritay Technology, Inc.
Unique,
On-Site Destruction of Transformer Askarels Using a Low-Temperature,
Mild Chemical Method
1993
$49,999
Dame Engineering, Inc.
Pollution
Prevention Pump
1994
$55,000
Faraday Technology, Inc.
Novel
Process for Hard Chromium Plating from Non-Toxic Trivalent Chromium
(Cr(III)) Plating Bath
1994
$54,648
1995
$219,788
$274,436
Implant Sciences Corporation
Environmentally
Acceptable Substitute for Chrome Plating
1994
$54,957
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
Monomer
Removal from Latex Emulsions
1994
$55,000
Faraday Technology, Inc.
In-Process
Recycling of Plating Wastes
1995
$64,416
1996
$224,344
$288,760
Faraday Technology, Inc.
Electroplating
from Additive-Free Electrolytes
1995
$64,597
Lynntech, Inc.
Electronics
Industry Waste Stream Reduction
1995
$65,000
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
An
Innovative Membrane and Membrane Process for In-Process Recycling
of Chromium Metal Within Chrome-Electroplating Operations
1995
$65,000
Brighton Technologies Group,
Inc.
Plasma
Processes for Pretreatment of Metal Surfaces
1996
$69,006
1997
$224,654
$293,660
Chemat Technology, Inc.
Low-Cost,
Environmentally Benign, Non-Chromated Corrosive Resistant Coatings
1996
$70,000
1997
$225,000
$295,000
Chemat Technology, Inc.
Sol-Gel
Derived Composite Coating as a Surface Pretreatment for Aluminum
Alloy Adhesive Bonding
1996
$70,000
Nanomaterials Research Corporation
Solvent-Free
Production of Performance Ceramics
1996
$70,000
1997
$225,000
$295,000
Sigma Labs, Inc.
Surface
Functionalization of Packaging Films To Promote Adhesion of Aqueous-Based
Inks
1996
$70,000
1997
$225,000
$295,000
Brimstone Pipe Company
Manufacturing
Methods for Sulfur Concrete Sewer Pipe
1997
$70,000
1998
$225,000
$295,000
Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
Using
Scrap Tires To Save Up to 100 Million Dollars Per Year by Mitigating
Bridge Flood Damage
1997
$69,931
Material Innovation, Inc.
The
Development of a Biodegradable Hydraulic Fluid
1997
$70,000
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
Novel
Membranes for In-Process Recycling of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks in Oxygen-Oxidation
Processes
1997
$70,000
1998
$225,000
$295,000
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
In-Process
Recycling of Monomer from Purge Streams in Polyethylene and Polypropylene
Plants
1997
$70,000
Nanomaterials Research Corporation
Hazardous
Metal-Free Color Pigments
1997
$70,000
1998
$225,000
$295,000
TDA Research, Inc.
A
Long-Life, Low-Cost Sorbent for the Conversion of HCl to Chlorine
1997
$70,000
1998
$225,000
$295,000
Bend Research, Inc.
A
Liquid Absorbent for In-Process Recycling of Ethylene from Purge
Streams
1998
$70,000
Chemat Technology, Inc.
Development
of an Environmentally Benign Primer for Metal Adhesive Bonding
1998
$70,000
1999
$225,000
$295,000
Environmental Technology and
Education Center, Inc.
High-Performance,
Low-Global-Warming Refrigerant for Domestic Refrigerators
1998
$69,898
1999
$224,966
$294,864
Faraday Technology, Inc.
In-Process
Recycling of Spent Hexavalent Chromium Plating Bath
1998
$69,428
Faraday Technology, Inc.
In-Process
Recycling of a Spent Electroless Nickel Plating Bath
1998
$69,857
Foster-Miller, Inc.
Cradle-to-Grave
Environmentally Compliant, No-VOC Furniture Coating
1998
$69,957
Imagex Technologies, Inc.
Office
Paper De-Copying
1998
$69,950
IonEdge Corporation
Environmentally
and Occupationally Safer Hard Chrome Plating
1998
$70,000
2000
$225,000
$295,000
Lynntech, Inc.
New
Environmentally Benign Heteropolymolybdate Conversion Coatings for
Aluminum Alloys
1998
$70,000
2000
$225,000
$295,000
Mountain States Analytical,
Inc. (MSAI)
Accelerated
Acid Digestion
1998
$69,957
Nanomaterials Research Corporation
Metal
Injection Molding to Prevent Pollution from Automotive and Steel
Industry
1998
$70,000
NRG Solutions, Inc.
Waste-Heat
Driven Absorption Transport Refrigerator
1998
$70,000
Surface Treatment Technologies,
Inc.
Pollution-Free
Process for Surface Protection
1998
$70,000
1999
$224,960
$294,960
BioWorks, Inc.
Ozone
Biocidal Properties and Stimulation of Trichoderma harzianum
(Strain T- 22) When Applied in Combination as an Environmentally Benign
Alternative for Methyl Bromide
1999
$70,000
CeraMem Corporation
Solvent
Nanofiltration Using Low-Cost Inorganic Membrane Modules
1999
$70,000
Eltron Research, Inc.
Ionic
Liquids as Alternative Solvents for Industrial Alkylation Chemistry
1999
$69,997
2000
$224,997
$294,994
Faraday Technology, Inc.
A
Cost-Competitive Functional Trivalent Chromium Plating Process To
Replace Hexavalent Chromium Plating
1999
$69,873
2000
$225,000
$294,873
GT Equipment Technologies,
Inc.
Precision
Cleaning/Submicron Level Cleaning With Liquid/Supercritical CO2
Technology
1999
$70,000
Gumbs Associates, Inc.
Solventless
Adhesive Systems
1999
$70,000
MicroCoating Technologies,
Inc.
Combustion
CVD: A Clean Alternative to Chromium Electroplating
1999
$70,000
Sigma Technologies International,
Inc.
CFC-Free
Refrigeration Process
1999
$70,000
Thermal Spray Technologies,
Inc.
Development
of Thermal Spray Circuit Board (TSCB) Technology To Replace Electroplating
and "Print-and-Etch" Circuit Board Fabrication Techniques
1999
$66,627
ALTEC USA
Clean
Water Based Self-Priming Aircraft Coatings Technology
2000
$70,000
Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
Drift
Mitigation by Optimization of Wingtip Modification
2000
$69,521
2001
$224,980
$294,501
Covalent Associates, Inc.
Ionic
Liquids for Green Chemistry-Biphase Hydrogenation Catalysis
2000
$70,000
EarthFax Development Corporation
Biobeds
for Containment and Destruction of Pesticides at Agricultural Mixing
and Loading Facilities
2000
$69,683
F&S, Inc./Luna Innovations,
Inc.
Environmentally
Friendly Anti-Corrosion Coatings
2000
$69,974
Foster-Miller, Inc.
Permanent
Primer/Replaceable Topcoat Aircraft Coating System With Minimum VOC
and Chromium Exposure
2000
$69,935
Foster-Miller, Inc.
Reduced
Cost Sewer Pipe Relining Using Ultrasonic Tape Lamination
2000
$69,959
2001
$224,867
$294,826
LANCORP Advanced Systems, Inc.
Investigation
of Diode Lasers for On-Aircraft Decoating Applications
2000
$68,769
Lynntech, Inc.
A
High Efficiency, Extremely Low Emission Internal Combustion Engine
With On-Demand Generation of Hydrogen-Rich Gas by a Plasmatron
2000
$70,000
Lynntech, Inc.
Novel
Polymers With Immobilized Antimicrobial Enzymes for Disinfection
2000
$70,000
MicroFab Technologies, Inc.
PheroJet
Traps for Areawide Integrated Pest Management
2000
$70,000
MO-SCI Corporation
Novel
Ultraviolet Transmissable Filler Material for Improved Ultraviolet
Curable Paint and Coating Formulations
2000
$69,069
Nimitz, Inc. (dba ETEC)
High
Performance, Zero ODP Halon 1301 Replacement
2000
$70,000
Powsus, Inc.
System
To Deliver Halon Equivalent, Hydrogen Fluoride Controlled, Supplemented
HFC Gases in Fire Sensitive, Light Weight, Plastic Extinguishers
2000
$69,482
2001
$224,000
$293,482
Foster-Miller, Inc.
Recycled
Materials for Repair and Rehabilitation of Aging Concrete Structures
2001
$69,987
GMI Composites, Inc.
Structural
Components From Recycled Fiber-Reinforced Composites
2001
$69,961
Inframat Corporation
High-Lubricity
Coatings for High-Pressure Fuel Pumps
2001
$70,000
Lynntech, Inc.
Novel
Method for Ferrate Production
2001
$70,000
Membrane Technology and Research,
Inc.
Recovery
and In-Process Recycle of Product and Feedstocks From Oxo Plant Reactor
Purge Gas
2001
$70,000
Nanomaterials Research Corporation
Nano-Engineered
Hazardous Metal-Free Electronic Components
2001
$70,000
National Recovery Technologies,
Inc.
A
Process for Online Quality Control of Recycled Plastic Flake
2001
$70,000
Phoenix Science & Technology,
Inc.
Paint
Removal From Architectural Surfaces With an Innovative Pulsed Light
Source
2001
$70,000
Sandhill Industries
Development
of Recycled Glass Paving Materials
2001
$62,300
TDA Research, Inc.
Nanocomposite
Anchored Plasticizers
2001
$70,000
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.
Low-Cost
Mercury Sorbents Derived From Waste Tires
2002 $69,999
Aeromet Technologies, Inc.
Environmentally
Safe Silane Technology for Adhesion of Rubber to Tire Cord Steel
2002 $67,109
American Research Corporation of Virginia
Chromium-Free
Conversion Coating Technologies for Light Metals
2002 $70,000
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Membranes
for Air Venting and Retaining VOCs in Gasoline Storage Tanks
2002 $70,000
Creare Incorporated
Low-Cost
Machining Without Cutting Fluids
2002 $69,891
Foster-Miller, Inc.
Environmentally
Compliant Corrosion-Activated Inhibitor System for Aluminum Alloys
2002 $69,978
Intematix Corporation
Combinatorial
Screening of High-Efficiency Catalysts for Large-Scale Production
of Pyrolytic Carbon Nanotubes
2002 $69,957
Lynntech, Inc.
A
Universal Technique for Antimicrobial Surface Preparation Using Quaternary
Ammonium-Functionalized Dendrimers
2002 $70,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Fluorine-Free
Hybrid Surfactants for Fire-Fighting Foams
2002 $70,000
SBE, LLC
A Small Direct Electromagnetic Valve Prototype Internal Combustion
Engine
$99,811
