SBIR Phase I: Nano-Engineered, Surface Selective Membranes for the Production of Oxygen-Enriched Air

SBIR 第一阶段：用于生产富氧空气的纳米工程表面选择性膜

• 批准号: 0512373
• 负责人: Brian Berland
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: ITN ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC.
• 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: 2005-07-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0512373&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Nano; Engineered; Surface

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will evaluate nano-engineered, surface selective membranes for the production of oxygen-enriched air with an oxygen content of 40-70. The technical approach that will be employed will be first to narrow the pores of a ceramic, mesoporous support from a diameter of 3-5 nm to 0.4-1.0 nm. A second surface modification will then be employed so as to obtain a surface which will selectively adsorb and transport oxygen over nitrogen. This combination of techniques will result in a membrane whose surfaces have been nano-engineered to be highly selective for oxygen adsorption and transport leading to an economical ceramic membrane for the production of oxygen-enriched air. The major impact from this Phase I research program will be its impact on society through the replacement of energy consuming separations with a more efficient membrane approach for the production of oxygen-enriched air. This technology will find use in small-volume applications such as fuels and chemicals processing and larger-scale manufacturing processes such as steel and glass making due to its low cost.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将评估用于生产氧含量为40-70的富氧空气的纳米工程表面选择性膜。将采用的技术方法将首先将陶瓷中孔载体的孔从3-5 nm的直径缩窄至0.4-1.0 nm。然后进行第二次表面改性，以获得相对于氮选择性吸附和输送氧的表面。这种技术的组合将导致膜的表面已经被纳米工程化以对于氧吸附和运输具有高度选择性，从而导致用于生产富氧空气的经济的陶瓷膜。第一阶段研究计划的主要影响将是通过用更有效的膜法生产富氧空气来取代耗能分离，从而对社会产生影响。 由于成本低，这项技术将用于燃料和化学品加工等小批量应用以及钢铁和玻璃制造等大规模制造工艺。