Grantee Research Project Results
Solid-State Electrochemical Technology for Aftertreatment of Diesel Engine Exhaust
EPA Contract Number: 68D98129Title: Solid-State Electrochemical Technology for Aftertreatment of Diesel Engine Exhaust
Investigators: Gordon, Arnold Z.
Small Business: IGR Enterprises Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: September 1, 1998 through March 1, 1999
Project Amount: $69,979
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (1998) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Air Pollution , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) , Air Quality and Air Toxics
Description:
The overall objective of this SBIR project is to demonstrate a novel all-solid-state electrochemical technology to remove nitrogen oxide pollutants from heavy-duty diesel engine exhaust in a cost effective, reliable, and practical manner. Additionally, the resulting technology will be applicable to NOx control from other non-diesel, stationary and mobile sources. The proposed aftertreatment device can simultaneously remove CO and hydrocarbons from the exhaust and requires no material consumables for operation. In Phase I, a prototype device will be fabricated and tested with simulated diesel exhaust. This device could be used to control NOx emissions from diesel-powered trucks, buses, cars, marine engines, diesel locomotives, tractors and agricultural equipment, mining equipment, diesel gensets, and stationary pumps.Supplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, air emissions, engineering, chemistry, EPA., Sustainable Industry/Business, Air, Scientific Discipline, Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, mobile sources, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, Market mechanisms, cleaner production/pollution prevention, air toxics, New/Innovative technologies, electrochemical, hydrocarbons, vehicle emissions, criteria air pollutants, Nitrogen dioxide, trucks and buses, auto emissions, diesel, emission controls, innovative technologies, Nox, Nitrogen Oxides, air emissions, carbon monoxide, cost effective, electrochemical techniques, locomotive, electrochemical technology, nitrates, nitrogen oxides (Nox), emission control technologies, air pollutants, Nitric oxide, emissions contol engineering, pollution control technologies, buses, automobiles, automotive exhaust, cars, marine enginesProgress and Final Reports:
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