AIR Option 1: Technology Translation - Computationally Designed Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures for Concrete

AIR 选项 1：技术转化 - 计算设计的混凝土减缩外加剂

• 批准号: 1343447
• 负责人: Joseph Biernacki
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Tennessee Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2016-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1343447&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AIR; Option; Technology; Translation; Computationally

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating shrinkage reducing admixture formulations to fill technology gaps in the construction industry wherein more durable concrete is needed for repair and maintenance and construction of new infrastructure. The translated technology has the following unique features: rapid identification of new target compounds with high activity for reducing shrinkage and associated cracking of concrete that provides exemplary cost savings in the development stage as well as the ability to identify new and non-intuitive molecular structures for a given application with improved performance when compared to the leading competing technology in this market space. The project accomplishes this goal by applying computer aided molecular design (CAMD) technology resulting in the identification of new compounds with improved characteristics for use as shrinkage reducing admixtures in concrete; the efficacy of which will be demonstrated on a prototype-scale concrete slab. The partnership engages Tennessee Technological University (TTU), the University of Akron (UA) and technology consultant Mr. Hugh Cameron to provide guidance in the concrete construction materials industry and other aspects related to market development, licensing, business planning and financing as they pertain to the potential to translate the new technology along a path that may result in a competitive commercial reality. The potential economic impact is expected to be a reasonable market share of the existing shrinkage reducing admixture sales in the next five years, which will contribute to the U.S. competitiveness in the concrete admixture market space. The societal impact, long term, will be to improve the performance of concrete infrastructure and thereby save potentially billions of future dollars in lost time and energy consumption due to avoided early and premature repair and maintenance.

该PFI：AIR技术翻译项目的重点是翻译减缩剂配方，以填补建筑行业的技术空白，其中需要更耐用的混凝土用于维修和维护以及新基础设施的建设。 翻译的技术具有以下独特的功能：快速识别具有高活性的新目标化合物，以减少混凝土的收缩和相关开裂，在开发阶段提供示例性的成本节约，以及识别新的和非直观的分子结构的能力，与该市场领域的领先竞争技术相比，具有改进的性能。 该项目通过应用计算机辅助分子设计（CAMD）技术来实现这一目标，从而识别出具有改进特性的新化合物，用作混凝土中的收缩减少外加剂;其功效将在原型混凝土板上得到证明。 该合作伙伴关系涉及田纳西理工大学（TTU），阿克伦大学（UA）和技术顾问休先生卡梅隆提供指导，在混凝土建筑材料行业和其他方面有关的市场开发，许可证，业务规划和融资，因为他们涉及到潜在的转化新技术沿着一条道路，可能导致竞争的商业现实。 潜在的经济影响预计将是未来五年现有减缩剂销售的合理市场份额，这将有助于美国在混凝土外加剂市场空间的竞争力。 长期的社会影响将是改善混凝土基础设施的性能，从而避免早期和过早的维修和维护，从而节省未来数十亿美元的时间和能源消耗。