SBIR Phase I: Reactive Nanoparticles as Destructive Adsorbents

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目将确定如何将反应性纳米颗粒(RNP)合成中的某些关键步骤从分批转化为连续过程。为了开发一种商业上可行的制造民用和军用市场应用的RNP材料的工艺，这项研究是非常必要的。RNP材料和相关技术在满足一些关键和高价值需求方面大有可为。军事应用包括人员保护、非军事化和净化。南特拥有专利的RNPs能够摧毁化学和生物战剂。应用包括销毁化学武器库存；开发针对化学制剂的局部皮肤保护剂；以及用于净化设备和人员的材料。民用包括用于反恐和化学工业安全反应的工具包。RNPs对包括多氯联苯(PCB)和二恶英在内的多种有毒化合物都有效，可以去除工业废气中的酸性气体。随着重要商业应用的数量不断增加，将这些纳米结构材料的合成简化为商业上可行的过程至关重要。核反应堆是一种真正的两用技术，能够满足军事和民用市场的各种关键和高价值需求。在军事领域，南特正在开发RNPs来摧毁化学和生物战(CBW)毒剂，用于(1)人员保护，(2)非军事化，(3)净化。在民用市场，潜在的产品包括用于反恐的材料和设备，以及针对化学和生化行业的意外泄漏和泄漏的应急响应工具包。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will determine how certain critical steps in the synthesis of reactive nanoparticles (RNP) can be transformed from batchwise to a continuous process. This research is critically needed in order to develop a commercially viable process for manufacturing RNP materials for applications in both the civilian and military marketplaces. RNP materials and related technologies hold great promise for meeting a number of critical and high-value needs. Military applications include personnel protection, demilitarization, and decontamination. Nantek's proprietary RNPs are capable of destroying both chemical and biological warfare agents. Applications include destroying chemical weapon stockpiles; developing topical skin protectants against chemical agents; and materials for decontaminating equipment and personnel. Civilian uses include kits for counter-terrorism and safety response for the chemical industry. RNPs are effective against a wide range of toxic compounds, including PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and dioxins, and can remove acid gases from industrial emissions. With the number of important commercial applications growing, it is critical that the synthesis of these nanostructured materials be simplified into a commercially viable process. RNPs are truly a dual-use enabling technology capable of meeting a wide range of critical and high-value needs in both the military and civilian marketplaces. In the military area Nantek is developing RNPs to destroy chemical and biological warfare (CBW) agents for (1) personnel protection, (2) demilitarization, and (3) decontamination. In the civilian marketplace, potential products include materials and devices for counter-terrorism, and emergency response kits for accidental spills and releases in the chemical and biochemical industries.