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: Air Quality and Air Toxics , SBIR - Air Pollution , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
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., Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Scientific Discipline, Air, Sustainable Industry/Business, Chemical Engineering, air toxics, cleaner production/pollution prevention, Chemistry, Technology for Sustainable Environment, mobile sources, New/Innovative technologies, Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, Market mechanisms, criteria air pollutants, Nitrogen Oxides, Nox, stationary sources, electrochemical technology, Nitrogen dioxide, cars, air pollutants, emission control technologies, nitrates, locomotive, vehicle emissions, pollution control technologies, trucks and buses, emission controls, auto emissions, automotive exhaust, automobiles, electrochemical techniques, carbon monoxide, Nitric oxide, electrochemical, hydrocarbons, diesel, air emissions, innovative technologies, nitrogen oxides (Nox), cost effective, emissions contol engineering, busesProgress and Final Reports:
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