SBIR Phase I: Water Remediation Technology for Removal of Chemical and Biological Contaminants

SBIR 第一阶段：去除化学和生物污染物的水体修复技术

• 批准号: 0441904
• 负责人: Lisa Farmen
• 金额: $ 9.95万
• 依托单位: Crystal Clear Technologies
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0441904&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Water; Remediation; Technology

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to develop an inexpensive, passive water purification system that will remove chemical and biological contaminants from water for home and personal use. Worldwide there is grave concern with the potential for terrorist acts to pollute municipal water systems. The uncertain nature of terrorist action makes defensive measures equally uncertain. A low cost water purification system which is effective against most biological pathogens and organic contaminates provides an additional resource to our homeland defenses. The passive nature of the proposed treatment module makes it independent of other factors such as power requirements or water pressure. The initial product, in its smallest embodiment, is designed to be portable so that a person or family can take it wherever circumstances may dictate. The most promising single water purification technology, which meets all of the constraints, is one based on surface modified zeolite adsorption. A key issue is the scalability of any technology; with the completion of this development project, a demonstration not only of the initial product for homeland defense but a product path to a complete self-powered home water treatment system will be made.It is widely accepted that inevitably water is becoming the world's most precious commodity. Innumerable deaths and diseases are constantly linked to polluted water, not to mention the lack of water in certain locales. From the executive summary of the World Water Assessment Program sponsored by the United Nations under UNESCO: "In 2000, the estimated mortality rate due to water sanitation hygiene-associated diseases, was 2,213,000." That calculates to one person every 15 seconds. In China, over one billion people lack acceptable water resources. News reports chronicle the fact that thousands if not millions of people spend a significant portion of their day seeking potable water. Recent geopolitical events as well as local budgetary constraints are doing nothing to improve the situation. A low cost water purification system, which has broad applicability in third world regions, would be a major step in improving the health and well being of millions of people.

小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在开发一种廉价的被动水净化系统，该系统将从家庭和个人用水中去除化学和生物污染物。 全世界都严重关切恐怖主义行为污染城市供水系统的可能性。 恐怖主义行动的不确定性使防御措施同样不确定。 一个低成本的水净化系统，这是有效的对大多数生物病原体和有机污染物提供了一个额外的资源，我们的国土防御。 所提出的处理模块的被动性质使其独立于其他因素，如电力需求或水压。 最初的产品，在其最小的实施方案中，被设计为便携式的，以便一个人或家庭可以将其带到任何情况下可能需要的地方。 最有前途的单一水净化技术，满足所有的限制，是一个基于表面改性沸石吸附。 一个关键问题是任何技术的可扩展性;随着该开发项目的完成，不仅展示了用于国土防御的初始产品，还将展示一个完整的自供电家庭水处理系统的产品路径。人们普遍认为，水将不可避免地成为世界上最宝贵的商品。 非正常死亡和疾病经常与水污染有关，更不用说某些地区的缺水了。 由联合国教科文组织赞助的世界水资源评估方案执行摘要：“2000年，估计因水卫生方面与水有关的疾病造成的死亡率为2，213，000。“每15秒计算一个人。 在中国，超过10亿人缺乏可接受的水资源。 新闻报道记载了这样一个事实，即即使没有数百万人，也有数千人每天花很大一部分时间寻找饮用水。 最近的地缘政治事件以及地方预算限制无助于改善局势。 低成本的水净化系统在第三世界地区具有广泛的适用性，将是改善数百万人健康和福祉的重要一步。