Grantee Research Project Results
Hazardous Metal-Free Color Pigments
EPA Contract Number: 68D98163Title: Hazardous Metal-Free Color Pigments
Investigators: Routkevitch, Dimitri
Small Business: Nanomaterials Research Corporation
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: II
Project Period: September 1, 1998 through September 1, 2000
Project Amount: $225,000
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase II (1998) Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Pollution Prevention , Nanotechnology , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
Inorganic color pigments based on hazardous metals such as chromium, mercury, cobalt, lead, etc., account for over 95% of the United States and world wide pigments consumption. Color pigments are commonly used by numerous industries and in various consumer products. It is estimated that they are one of the largest vehicles of hazardous metal-based chemicals commerce. A technology that can provide cost-effective, nonpolluting alternative to pigments with nonhazardous formulation while maintaining color performance would make a major impact in preventing pollution. The feasibility study successfully demonstrated that precision nanolaminated materials with tailored optical properties have a strong potential for application as specialty high performance pigments and colored coatings. Based on the success of Phase I, the Phase II effort will optimize and scale up the technology and produce hazardous metal-free color pigment and coatings.Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 2 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, pollution prevention, engineering, chemistry, EPA., Sustainable Industry/Business, RFA, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, Waste, Toxics, Hazardous, Technology for Sustainable Environment, pollution prevention, Contaminant Candidate List, Sustainable Environment, HAPS, 33/50, Hazardous Waste, cleaner production/pollution prevention, chromium & chromium compounds, mercury & mercury compounds, clean technology, lead & lead compounds, coatings, Cobalt Compounds, alternatives to pigment, Chromium Compounds, metal free, Mercury Compounds, cleaner production, pollution prevention assessment, metal-free pigments, pollution prevention design, Lead Compounds, color pigments, engineering, mercury, cobalt, metal-freeProgress and Final Reports:
SBIR Phase I:
Hazardous Metal-Free Color PigmentsThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.