SBIR Phase I: Accelerated Growth of Hydroponic Lettuce for Greenhouse and Indoor Farmers

SBIR 第一阶段：加速温室和室内农民的水培生菜生长

• 批准号: 2013967
• 负责人: Justin Carter
• 金额: $ 22.5万
• 依托单位: Theion Agriculture, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-08-15 至 2021-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2013967&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Accelerated; Growth; Hydroponic

The broader impact/commercial potnetial of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to improve hydroponic production of leafy greens. Growing food indoors hydroponically produces locally grown vegetables with minimal or no pesticide or herbicide use. A key challenge is the limitation on crop volume based on farm size. This project will advance a fertilizer that can grow an additional 10 to 20% more with current space and equipment. It will have an impact on global farming by increasing crop volume without environmental impact. This SBIR Phase I project will explore translation of an innovative method for trisulfide production for use in fertilizers. Tasks include development of a simple, one-step synthesis of the fertilizer from inexpensive, commercially available starting materials. Further work includes investigation of synthesis parameters for development of a process at the 500 g scale, then further exploration of the parameter space for eventual industrial production.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是提高绿叶蔬菜的水培生产。 在室内水培生产当地种植的蔬菜，几乎不使用杀虫剂或除草剂。一个关键的挑战是基于农场规模的作物产量限制。该项目将推进一种肥料，在现有的空间和设备下，可以增加10%到20%的产量。它将在不影响环境的情况下增加作物产量，从而对全球农业产生影响。该SBIR第一阶段项目将探索转化一种用于肥料的三硫化物生产的创新方法。 任务包括开发一种简单的，一步合成的肥料从廉价的，商业上可获得的起始材料。进一步的工作包括研究500 g规模工艺开发的合成参数，然后进一步探索最终工业化生产的参数空间。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。