Small Business Innovation Research: FY89 - FY03 Awards: Air
Name and Address of Awardee
Title of SBIR Project
Phase I Award
Phase II Award
Total
FY
$
FY
$
AIR
Altex Technologies Corporation
Pilot-Scale Demonstration of A Pulse Combustion In-Furnace NOx Reduction
Control Technique
1989
$49,876
1990
$149,987
$199,863
Catalytica, Inc.
Control of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Industrial
Processes
1989
$49,986
1990
$149,829
$199,815
Converter Technology, Inc.
Diesel Emission Oxidizer (DEO) System for the Control of Particulate
Emission from Diesel Engines
1989
$49,916
1990
$150,000
$199,916
Moduspec Company
A Proposed Continuous Monitor for Stack Emissions or Process Effluents
with Recorder/Controller Function
1989
$50,000
1990
$150,000
$200,000
Precision Combustion, Inc.
Fast Lightoff Catalytic Converter
1989
$50,000
1990
$150,000
$200,000
PSI Technology Company
Trace Metal Emission Control and Ash Stabilization in Incinerators
1989
$49,999
1990
$150,000
$199,999
Altex Technologies Corporation
Feasibility Study of a Pulse Combustor Combined NOx and
SO2 Control Technique
1990
$49,526
ARETE Technologies
Reduction of Indoor Air Pollution by Membrane Stripping of Waterborne
Radon Gas
1990
$49,815
1991
$149,951
$199,766
Behnken and Associates, Inc.
Ultrasonic Precipitator
1990
$49,990
ElectroChem, Inc.
Dry Scrubbing of SOx and NOx Over Lathanide-Oxygen-Sulfur
Compounds
1990
$50,000
1991
$150,000
$200,000
ElectroChem, Inc.
Total Oxidation of Contaminated Level Volatile Organic Hydrocarbons
Over Aerogel Catalysts
1990
$50,000
JP Laboratories, Inc.
A Process for Elimination of Paints Emitting Volatile Organic Compounds
1990
$49,859
1991
$149,751
$199,610
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Treatment of CFC and HCFC Emissions
1990
$50,000
1991
$150,000
$200,000
PCP Consulting and Research, Inc.
Catalyst System for Treatment of Flue Gases from Power Plants
1990
$44,992
Precision Combustion, Inc.
Catalytically Stabilized Thermal Incineration of Volatile Organic
Compounds
1990
$49,956
1991
$150,000
$199,956
Refractory Composites
Variable Porosity Radiant Burner Concept/Demonstration
1990
$49,459
TDA Research, Inc.
On-Board Generation of Ignition Improvers for Methanol Diesels
1990
$50,000
1991
$150,000
$200,000
Aircor, Inc.
Catalytic Adsorbents for the Abatement of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
1991
$50,000
Energy Innovations, Inc.
Multi-Vortex System for Recovering Volatile Organic Contaminants from
Industrial Gas
1991
$49,500
Fossil Energy Research Corporation
Development of a Novel Duct Injection Process for Simultaneous Removal
of SO2 and NOx from Power Plant Flue Gases
1991
$49,996
LSR Technologies, Inc.
Advanced Particulate Control Device for High Temperature Flue Gases
1991
$50,000
1992
$150,000
$200,000
LSR Technologies, Inc.
A Dry Scrubber for Pre-NSPS Boilers
1991
$50,000
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Advanced Scrubbing Systems for Removing VOCs from Air
1991
$50,000
1992
$150,000
$200,000
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Reduction of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Smelter Ovens
1991
$50,000
1992
$150,000
$200,000
Precision Combustion, Inc.
Catalytic Lean Burn Gasoline Engine
1991
$49,922
1992
$150,000
$199,922
Reaction Engineering International
An Improved Thermal Selective Noncatalytic NOx Reduction
Technique for Stationary Sources (Phase I)/ Prototype Demonstration
of the Augmented Selective Reduction Process for NOx Control
(Phase II)
1991
$49,612
1992
$150,000
$199,612
REMSA, Inc.
Development of Regenerable Hot-Gas Desulfurization Sorbents with Improved
Pollutant Capture Properties
1991
$49,919
TDA Research, Inc.
Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide in Net Oxidizing Environments
1991
$50,000
1992
$149,999
$199,999
ADA Technologies, Inc.
Removal of Air Toxic Metals Emissions from Fossil-Fuel Combustion
Sources
1992
$49,888
Beltran, Inc.
Bioscrubbing Volatile Nitroaromatic Pollutants from Air: Bench-Scale
Feasibility Study
1992
$50,000
Bend Research, Inc.
A Novel Membrane System for Recovering Volatile Organic Contaminants
from Air
1992
$49,975
1993
$149,706
$199,681
CeraMem Corporation
A Dry Sorbent Injection and Filtration Process for SO2
and Particulate Removal from Flue Gas
1992
$50,000
CeraMem Corporation
A Low Cost Catalytic Ceramic Filter for Simultaneous VOC and Particulate
Removal
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
EC&C Technologies
EC&C Technologies Combined NOx /SOx /Particulate
Removal System, Step III Tests
1992
$50,000
H&R Technology, Inc.
A New Vapor Recovery Nozzle for Air Pollution Control
1992
$50,000
1993
$149,978
$199,978
Manufacturing & Technology Conversion International, Inc.
Retrofit Pulsating After Burner for Emission Control from Residential
Wood Stoves
1992
$49,980
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Carbon Adsorption/Membrane Regeneration Hybrid System
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
Plasmachines, Inc.
ENOx Process for NOx and Unburned Hydrocarbon
Emissions from Combustion Sources
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
Precision Combustion, Inc.
Novel High Efficiency Catalytic Converter for Utility and Other Engines
1992
$50,000
1993
$149,850
$199,850
Sorbent Technologies Corporation (formerly Sanitech, Inc.)
Direct Sulfur Recovery
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Novel Catalysts for the Low Temperature Oxidation of Volatile Organic
Compounds
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Bifunctional Catalysts for the Decomposition of Nitric Oxide
1992
$50,000
1993
$150,000
$200,000
Techniweave, Inc.
A Novel Approach for Filtration of Diesel Engine Exhaust
1992
$50,000
ACCEL Catalysis, Inc.
Removal of Automotive
Pollutants Using New Metal-Supported Metal Catalyst
1993
$50,000
Altex Technologies Corporation
Low NOx
Multiple Flame Burner Concept
1993
$49,941
1994
$164,988
$214,929
CeraMem Corporation
Reducing Diesel
NOx and Soot Emissions via Particle-Free Exhaust Gas Recirculation
1993
$50,000
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Removal of Volatile
Organic Compounds from Gaseous Effluent Streams by Novel Perfluoromembranes
1993
$50,000
1994
$165,000
$215,000
Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
NOx
Stripping from Spark Ignition Automotive Engine Exhaust
1993
$49,970
1994
$164,931
$214,901
Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
Ultra Low NOx
Gas Fired Domestic Appliances
1993
$50,000
KSE, Inc.
In-Duct Selective
Catalytic Reduction of NOx
1993
$49,975
Lynntech, Inc.
Improved Method
for Heating Catalytic Converters of Vehicles To Attain Ultra-Low
Emissions
1993
$50,000
1994
$165,000
$215,000
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Recycle and
Reuse of VOCs from Fugitive Emissions and Small Vent Streams
1993
$50,000
1994
$165,000
$215,000
Plasmachines, Inc.
Plasma Ignition
Retard for NOx Reduction
1993
$50,000
1994
$165,000
$215,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Catalysts for
the Oxidation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
1993
$50,000
1994
$165,000
$215,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Catalysts for
the Control of Automotive Cold Start Emissions
1993
$50,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Selective Catalytic
Reduction of NOx with Methane
1993
$50,000
ACCEL Catalysis, Inc.
Novel Catalysts for
the Oxidation of NO to NO2
1994
$55,000
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.
A Novel Method for
Simultaneous SO2 /N2 O Control in Coal Combustion
1994
$54,916
Altex Technologies Corporation
Low Emissions Water
Heater Burner
1994
$54,933
1995
$219,950
$274,883
Altex Technologies Corporation
Minimum Emission Burner
System for Water-Tube Boilers
1994
$54,996
1995
$219,989
$274,985
CeraMem Corporation
Novel Ceramic-Organic
Vapor Permeation Membranes for VOC Removal
1994
$55,000
1995
$220,000
$275,000
EC&C Technologies
Improved Method for
Removing Nitrogen Oxides from Combustion Gas Streams
1994
$55,000
1995
$220,000
$275,000
Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
Novel Technology for
Multiple Air Pollutants Removal from Hot Gas Streams
1994
$54,991
Flexial Corporation
Pressure Balance Bellows
Valve Seal, Pressure Seal Test
1994
$36,936
Sorbent Technologies Corporation
Innovative Volatile
Heavy-Metal Air Toxics Control
1994
$55,000
1995
$220,000
$275,000
TDA Research, Inc.
A Low-Cost, Long-Life
Zinc Oxide Based Sorbent
1994
$55,000
1995
$195,372
$250,372
Altex Technologies Corporation
Ultra
Low-NOx Burner for Boiler and Process Heater Applications
1995
$65,000
1996
$224,956
$289,956
Bend Research, Inc.
A
Membrane-Based Process for the Removal of BTEX from Glycol Dehydration
Vents
1995
$65,000
1996
$225,000
$290,000
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
On
Board Oxygen Generating Membranes for Reduced Start-Up Emissions
1995
$64,900
1996
$224,900
$289,800
E. Heller & Company
Photolytic
Destruction of VOCs in Secondhand Cigarette Smoke
1995
$65,000
Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
Regenerable
NOx Stripping for Gas Turbines
1995
$64,782
KSE, Inc.
Photocatalytic
Air Pollution Control Technology for Dilute VOC/Tap Destruction
1995
$65,000
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Control
of High-Volume, Low-VOC-Concentration Air Streams
1995
$65,000
1996
$225,000
$290,000
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Hybrid
Brayton Cycle/Membrane Separation System for VOC Control
1995
$65,000
Micro Composite Materials Corporation
Airborne
Toxic Particulate Emission Control via a Boundary Layer Momentum
Transfer Exclusion Filter
1995
$65,000
Nanomaterials Research Corporation
Nanoporous
Filters for Simultaneous Removal of VOC and Particulates from Air
1995
$65,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Catalysts
for the Oxidation of NO to NO2
1995
$65,000
TDA Research, Inc.
Low-Temperature
Catalysts for Selective Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide to Sulfur
1995
$65,000
TDA Research, Inc.
An
Improved NOXSO Process
1995
$65,000
Altex Technologies Corporation
BioBinder Activated
Carbon for Pollution Control
1996
$69,988
1997
$225,000
$294,988
Bioengineering Resources, Inc.
High Efficiency Biofilter
for Styrene Removal from Indoor Air
1996
$70,000
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Reduction of NOX
from Diesel Engines Using Nitrogen Enriched Air
1996
$70,000
1997
$224,900
$294,900
Foster Miller, Inc.
Environmentally Safe
NO/VOC Automotive Coatings/Prevention and Controls of VOCs
1996
$69,800
1997
$224,995
$294,795
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Recovery of Perfluorethane
from Chemical Vapor Deposition Operation in the Semiconductor Industry
1996
$70,000
1997
$225,000
$295,000
SR Environmental Monitors
Radon Mitigation
by Electrostatic Removal
1996
$69,519
TDA Research, Inc.
An Improved NOXSO
Sorbent for the Removal of NOx and SOx from
Flue Gas
1996
$70,000
1997
$225,000
$295,000
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Reduced NOx /Hydrocarbon
Emissions via Oxygen Enriched Lean Burn Engines
1997
$70,000
1998
$225,000
$295,000
Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
High Efficiency
and Low-Cost NOx Control via Promoted N-Agent Injection
1997
$70,000
Reaction Engineering International
Energy Neutral VOC
Oxidation Using a Fluorite-Catalyst/Compact Heat Exchanger
1997
$70,000
CeraMem Corporation
Novel Nanoparticulate
Catalysts for Improved VOC Treatment Devices
1998
$70,000
Environmental Elements Corporation
Indoor Air Biocontaminant
Control by Means of Combined Electrically Enhanced Filtration and
OAUGDP Plasma Sterilization
1998
$69,443
1999
$224,715
$294,158
General Electric Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
Reburning With Additive
Injection for High-Level NOx Control
1998
$70,000
1999
$225,000
$295,000
IGR Enterprises Inc.
Solid-State Electrochemical
Technology for Aftertreatment of Diesel Engine Exhaust
1998
$69,979
MBA Polymers, Inc.
Low Cost Hand-Held
Plastic Resin Identification Probe
1998
$70,000
Aqualytic Technologies, Inc.
Clean Internal Combustion
Engine Emissions With Catalytic Ignition System and Water-Alcohol
Fuels
1999
$70,000
Eltron Research, Inc.
New Inert Anodes
for Reduction of Perfluorocarbon Emissions
1999
$69,997
General Electric Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
Self-Heating Three-Way
Catalyst
1999
$70,000
En= Urga,
Inc.
Pollution-Free
Aerosol Dispenser
1999
$70,000
KSE, Inc.
Photocatalytic
AIR Cleaner for Indoor Air Pollution Control
1999
$70,000
2000
$225,000
$295,000
Lynntech, Inc.
The Reduction
of Mercury and Sulfur Dioxide Emissions From Coal-Fired Power Plants
1999
$70,000
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
Recovery of Catalyst
Vapors From Foundry Cold Box Core Machines
1999
$70,000
2000
$225,000
$295,000
Precision Combustion, Inc.
Innovative
Catalytic NOx Control System for Reducing Mobile Source
Cold Start Emissions
1999
$70,000
Sorbent Technologies Corporation
A New NOx ,
HC, and Small Particle Filter With a Regeneration-In-Place Capability
for Stationary Diesel-Engine Applications
1999
$70,000
2000
$225,000
$295,000
Southwest Sciences, Inc.
Portable Methane
Flux Meter
1999
$70,000
TDA Research, Inc.
An Improved Sorbent
for Mercury Abatement
1999
$70,000
2000
$225,000
$295,000
Ultramet
Novel Catalytic Air
Cleaner for Removal of VOCs and Particulates From Indoor Air
1999
$70,000
ADA Technologies, Inc.
High-Capacity,
Regenerable Sorbent for Removal of Mercury From Flue Gas
2000
$69,995
2001
$224,976
$294,971
Analytical Engineering, Inc.
Portable Emissions
Testing System
2000
$69,987
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
Diesel Fuel
Desulfurization
2000
$70,000
Nanomaterials Research Corporation
Catalytic
Control of Low Concentration Complex Emissions
2000
$70,000
Physical Sciences, Inc.
Novel Process
for Enhancement of Removal of Mercury in Coal-Combustion Flue Gas
2000
$69,926
Sorbent Technologies Corporation
A Low-Cost,
High-Temperature Mercury Sorbent for Coal-Fired Power Plants
2000
$69,990
2001
$225,000
$294,990
Atmospheric Glow Technologies
Reducing
Diesel Soot With an Atmospheric Plasma Metallic Filter
2001
$64,557
$224,580
$289,137
Eltron Research, Inc.
Regenerable
Catalytic Sorbents for the Removal of Mercury From Flue Gas
2001
$69,996
En= Urga,
Inc.
A Pollution-Free
Aerosol Dispenser
2001
$70,000
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
A Membrane
Process To Recover and Use Methane Emissions
2001
$70,000
Midé Technology Corporation
High-Authority
Fuel Injection
2001
$69,983
2002
$224,926
Thermacore, Inc.
Planar Heat
Pipe Preheater/Substrate for Low NOx Catalytic Combustion
2001
$70,000
Compact
Membrane Systems, Inc. Enhanced
VOC Oxidation 2002 $70,000
Compact
Membrane Systems, Inc. Retrofitting
Diesel Electrical Generators for Emission Reduction 2002 $70,000
eSpin
Technologies, Inc. Development
of High Surface Area Material and Filter Media 2002 $69,995
Inframat
Corporation Nanofibrous
Manganese Dioxide for Volatile Organic Compounds 2002 $70,000
Cobra Termite Control Whole-Structure Decontamination of Bacillus Spores by Methyl Bromide
Fumigation
$70,000
Compact Membrane Systems, Inc. Novel Bioterrorism Decontamination Systems
$70,000
Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Compact Decontamination Device Using Cold Plasma-Generated Singlet
Oxygen
$69,727
Foster-Miller, Inc. Electrostatically Charged Aerosol Decontamination System for Small
Building Decontamination
$69,992
Industrial Ceramic Solutions, LLC Microwave-Regenerated Ceramic Diesel Particulate Filter Using a
Catalyst-Coated Silicon Carbide Fiber Filter Substrate
$99,168
PlasmaSol Corporation Development of a Portable Field Decontamination Unit
$70,000
Sorbent Technologies Corporation Passive Lean NOx Trap Technology for Mobile Diesel Engines
$100,000
