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HBCU DCL: EAGER Collaborative Engineering of a Biodegradable Polymer for Treatment of Various Water Systems

HBCU DCL：用于处理各种水系统的可生物降解聚合物的 EAGER 协作工程

基本信息

批准号：
1740463
负责人：
Clayton Clark
金额：
$ 29.98万
依托单位：
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-08-01 至 2021-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1740463&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
HBCU DCL EAGER Collaborative Engineering

项目摘要

1740463ClarkPresently, less than 1% of all the water on earth is freshwater readily available for human use. With increased human activities resulting in water contamination from industrial effluent, urban runoff, contaminated spills, and wastewater treatment discharges, there is a need for the development of more innovative and feasible solutions to provide sustainable methods to treat various types of contaminated water sources. This proposal seeks to develop controlled release biodegradable polymers for treatment of surface water, groundwater, and wastewater systems. The polymers will treat contaminated waters without the need for external power, equipment, or additional chemicals while only producing minimal biodegradable by-products.This project is focused on the fundamental understanding of controlled release chemical-oxidant polymers to treat various source waters. Furthermore, new oxidants will be investigated for their ability to improve and optimize this treatment delivery mechanism. The ease of implementation would be transformative for those who maintain water quality in the fields of engineering, water resources, sustainability, environmental science, and public health. The proposed research plan explores both disinfection of microorganisms and oxidation of contaminants collected in the state of Florida. The development of the controlled release biodegradable polymer will be based on a patent developed by the Co-PI and modified for treatment of physical, chemical, and biological contamination of water sources. The novelty of this method is not only in sustainable remediation and treatment of various water contaminants; but also adding to the knowledge base to provide a more comprehensive understanding of oxidant release in water treatment. The research will be a collaboration between two leading Historically Black College & Universities (HBCUs), Florida AM University and North Carolina A&T, and run by students and faculty from groups traditionally underrepresented in the engineering research field. The proposed work will not only support graduate students who are traditionally underrepresented in the STEM fields, especially engineering, but it would also provide opportunity to help inspire undergraduates to purse both graduate studies and careers in these fields.

克拉克目前，地球上只有不到1%的水是可供人类使用的淡水。随着人类活动的增加，工业废水、城市径流、污染溢出物和废水处理排放导致水污染，需要开发更具创新性和可行性的解决方案，提供可持续的方法来处理各种类型的污染水源。本提案旨在开发用于地表水、地下水和废水处理系统的可控释放可生物降解聚合物。这种聚合物可以在不需要外部电源、设备或额外化学品的情况下处理受污染的水，同时只产生很少的可生物降解的副产品。本项目的重点是对控释化学氧化聚合物处理各种水源的基本认识。此外，将研究新的氧化剂改善和优化这种处理传递机制的能力。对于那些在工程、水资源、可持续性、环境科学和公共卫生领域维护水质的人来说，易于实施将是革命性的。拟议的研究计划探讨了在佛罗里达州收集的微生物消毒和污染物氧化。控释可生物降解聚合物的开发将基于Co-PI开发的一项专利，并对其进行改性，用于处理水源的物理、化学和生物污染。该方法的新颖性不仅在于对各种水污染物的可持续修复和处理；同时也增加了对水处理过程中氧化剂释放的认识。这项研究将由两所著名的传统黑人大学（HBCUs）——佛罗里达AM大学和北卡罗来纳a&t大学合作进行，由来自工程研究领域传统上代表性不足的群体的学生和教师负责。拟议的工作不仅将支持传统上在STEM领域（尤其是工程领域）代表性不足的研究生，而且还将提供机会，帮助激励本科生在这些领域攻读研究生和职业。