SBIR(RAPID):Super-Oleophilic Absorbent for Efficient Oil Contamination Clean-up

SBIR(RAPID)：超亲油吸收剂，可有效清除油污

• 批准号: 1049529
• 负责人: David Schultz
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Seashell Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-15 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1049529&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; RAPID; Super; Oleophilic; Absorbent

The development of novel super oleophilic absorbents that can be used for rapid and efficient capture of oil and hydrocarbon wastes will be used to remediate the oil spill. These materials have greater oil immobilization capacity with significantly lower dry weight than currently used absorbents and can be fabricated into devices that can be readily integrated into existing oil clean-up infrastructure. The ability to re-use the proposed absorbents following oil capture provides a significant advantage over current single-use absorbents. The results of the research and development of this technology will result in an optimized, cost competitive absorbent that can be field deployed for functional assessment in real-world environments.The broader impact of the proposed technology will have significant impact on the efficiency and efficacy of oil spill clean-up efforts. It is anticipated that these materials will provide an optimized solution for a broad range of different oils, kerosene and gasoline products encountered in spill environments. Successful implementation of the novel materials and processes will lead to improved recovery of commercially viable oil products and diminish the amount of solid waste generated during the clean-up process. These significant performance advantages will facilitate rapid competitive entry into the commercial markets for oil absorbent products. Estimates of the manufacturing costs indicate that devices could be manufactured to be cost competitive with currently existing materials used for these applications.

新型超亲油吸收剂的开发可用于快速有效地捕获石油和碳氢化合物废物，将用于修复石油泄漏。与目前使用的吸收剂相比，这些材料具有更大的油固定能力和显着更低的干重，并且可以制造成易于集成到现有油净化基础设施中的装置。与目前的一次性吸收剂相比，在油捕获后重复使用所提出的吸收剂的能力提供了显着的优势。该技术的研发成果将产生一种优化的、具有成本竞争力的吸收剂，可在实际环境中进行现场部署以进行功能评估。所提出的技术的更广泛影响将对溢油清理工作的效率和功效产生重大影响。预计这些材料将为泄漏环境中遇到的各种不同的油、煤油和汽油产品提供优化的解决方案。新型材料和工艺的成功实施将提高商业上可行的石油产品的回收率，并减少清理过程中产生的固体废物的数量。这些显着的性能优势将有助于快速进入吸油剂产品商业市场。制造成本的估计表明，设备的制造成本可以与当前用于这些应用的现有材料相比。