AIR: First stage commercialization of Oil Anti-Deposition Dispersant technology for spilled oil

AIR：溢油抗沉积分散剂技术第一阶段商业化

• 批准号: 1127846
• 负责人: Robert Lochhead
• 金额: $ 17.5万
• 依托单位: University of Southern Mississippi
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-08-01 至 2014-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1127846&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AIR; First; stage; commercialization; Oil

Program Director's Recommendation Proposal #1127846 This project seeks to develop a class of bio-derived, biodegradable, oil dispersants which resist wetting and spreading on solid substrates such as plants and animals. The intellectual merit of this project is that more safe and effective dispersants are needed to help mitigate the impacts of oil spill disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon incident. The PIs have effectively used funds from the NSF RAPID program to identify a class of dispersants that are macromolecular aggregates of natural cellulose polymers and soy bean lecithin. A clear case is made that these compounds do not allow oil to foul bird feathers, and it is presumed that since they are natural in origin, they would be a safer alternative to the current petrochemically derived dispersants. The PIs have a strong record of expertise in this area, and are uniquely suited to this work. They clearly outline a detailed list of scientific and business-related questions that must be answered to push this product to the marketplace. The broader impact of discovering more effective and non-toxic oil dispersants is clear. The PIs have a strong record of incorporating others into their work, such as the local junior college students and instructors, some of whom are included as inventors of the disclosed technologies. There is a plan for student and workforce training that will span both the academic laboratory and associated industrial partner operations.

计划主任的建议提案#1127846该项目旨在开发一类生物衍生的、可生物降解的石油分散剂，其可抵抗在植物和动物等固体基质上的润湿和扩散。该项目的智力价值在于，需要更安全和有效的分散剂来帮助减轻深水地平线事件等漏油灾害的影响。PI有效地利用了NSF RAPID计划的资金来识别一类分散剂，这些分散剂是天然纤维素聚合物和大豆卵磷脂的大分子聚集体。一个明确的情况下，这些化合物不允许石油污染鸟类羽毛，据推测，因为它们是天然的，他们将是一个更安全的替代目前的石油化学衍生的分散剂。PI在这一领域拥有丰富的专业知识记录，并且非常适合这项工作。他们清楚地列出了一个详细的科学和商业相关问题的清单，这些问题必须得到回答，才能将这种产品推向市场。发现更有效和无毒的石油分散剂的广泛影响是显而易见的。PI在将其他人纳入其工作方面有着良好的记录，例如当地的大专学生和教师，其中一些人被列为所公开技术的发明者。有一个学生和劳动力培训计划，将跨越学术实验室和相关的工业合作伙伴业务。