SBIR Phase I: Stabilization of Microenvironmental Temperatures on Plant Surfaces with Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials to Prevent Frost/Freeze Damage

SBIR 第一阶段：使用微胶囊相变材料稳定植物表面的微环境温度，以防止霜冻/冻害

• 批准号: 9760447
• 负责人: David Colvin
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Triangle Research and Development Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-01-01 至 1998-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9760447&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Stabilization; Microenvironmental; Temperatures

*** 9760447 Colvin This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program will investigate the use of microencapsulated phase change materials (microPCMs) to control and stabilize plant surface temperatures within a range that protects the plant tissue against low temperature damage. The project will study ways to stabilize the microenviromnent temperature on the plant surface with microPCMs as an impetus to develop a safe, economical, and effective method for controlling frost damage in the agricultural and horticultural industries. Microencapsulated phase change materials (microPCMs) - developed by Triangle Research and Development Corporation (TRDC) on multiple SBIR programs from 1984 to 1996 - will be selected and used in this program. TRDC has already developed coatings for textiles and aircraft that can control temperature at temperatures from ambient to 1,000 degrees F. A wide array of potential temperature stabilizing microPCMs are available for testing and based on ongoing research, we know that microPCMs go into suspension well, can be easily applied to plant surfaces, and have demonstrated a compatibility on plants tested thus far in other unrelated work. The proposed research would demonstrate the effectiveness of microPCMs to slow or prevent cooling of the leaf or flower surfaces to a level where protection of the tissue is achieved. Annually, significant portions of citrus fruits, deciduous tree fruits, small fruits, winter vegetables, ornamentals, and cereal crops are lost to frost/freeze damage. For the fruit industry alone, which is worth eight to ten billion dollars in the United States, losses are consistently high. The market potential for a successful product for frost/freeze protection of this nature would be enormous. For the horticultural industry, conservative estimates for frost damage in the U.S. is near the billion dollar figure. This research may provide a solution to these problems and markets. ***

* 9760447科尔文 该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段计划将研究微胶囊相变材料（microPCMs）的使用，以控制和稳定植物表面温度，保护植物组织免受低温损害。 该项目将研究如何利用微型相变材料稳定植物表面的微环境温度，以开发一种安全、经济和有效的方法来控制农业和园艺业的霜冻危害。 微胶囊相变材料（microPCMs）-三角研究和开发公司（TRDC）开发的多个SBIR计划从1984年至1996年-将被选择和使用在这个计划。 TRDC已经开发出用于纺织品和飞机的涂层，可以将温度控制在环境温度到1,000华氏度之间。 一系列潜在的温度稳定的microPCM可用于测试，并根据正在进行的研究，我们知道microPCM进入悬浮液很好，可以很容易地应用于植物表面，并已证明了在其他无关的工作测试到目前为止植物的兼容性。 拟议的研究将证明微PCM的有效性，以减缓或防止冷却的叶或花表面的水平，其中保护的组织是实现。 每年，柑橘类水果、落叶树水果、小水果、冬季蔬菜、蔬菜和谷类作物的大部分都因霜冻/冻害而损失。 仅水果产业，在美国价值80亿至100亿美元，损失一直很高。 这种性质的防霜/防冻成功产品的市场潜力将是巨大的。 对于园艺业来说，美国霜冻造成的损失保守估计接近10亿美元。 这项研究可能会为这些问题和市场提供解决方案。 ***