SBIR Phase I: A Novel Carbon-Sequestering Biomaterial for Dropped Ceiling Tiles

SBIR 第一阶段：用于吊顶瓷砖的新型碳封存生物材料

• 批准号: 2304384
• 负责人: Emily Majewski
• 金额: $ 27.37万
• 依托单位: PHYTOSTONE LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-15 至 2024-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2304384&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Novel; Carbon; Sequestering

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to validate a new, biochar-enriched building material as a ceiling tile product. The plane of ceiling tiles represents a vast, untapped opportunity in combating climate change through carbon sequestration. With the innovation, a proprietary mineral matrix is enriched with 50-80% biochar. Biochar is the resulting charcoal-like residue from pyrolysis. This stabilized form of carbon is nearly crystalline and resistant to emissions-causing oxidation. Combined with a proprietary mineral binder, the resulting novel material is non-flammable, ultra lightweight, and biodegradable. As a ceiling tile, it can reduce a building’s embodied carbon in an easily quantifiable way, position the building for carbon sink remuneration, boost the green ratings of the building, help qualify a building for sustainability-linked financing - all without compromising on fire safety standards. This project capacitates an innovation that adds to the nation's toolkit in creating a climate-responsible built environment.The project innovation is a novel, biogenic, cementitious chemistry composed of plant-based biochar, clay, binding minerals, proprietary catalysts, optional reinforcement fibers and optional pigments. The inclusion of biochar is a major characteristic of the innovation, comprising up to 80% of the material. Unlike carbon stored in plant matter, the ocean or in soil, the carbon atoms of biochar are more resistant to losing electrons and being converted into carbon dioxide, therefore making the innovation a novel solution towards converting the built environment into a "carbon bank". There are three major questions to resolve: how could varying biochar particle sizes impact tile integrity, can the innovation perform satisfactorily in standard tile dimensions amidst different ambient humidity levels, and can the tiles achieve the Class A fire standard of competing tiles. The iterative experimental protocols will utilize the classic American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) tests used to demonstrate building code compliance in all three of these research areas.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.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目的广播/商业影响是验证一种新的，富含生物炭的建筑材料作为天花板产品。天花板瓷砖的平面代表了通过碳封存来打击气候变化的巨大，尚未开发的机会。通过创新，专有的矿物基质富含50-80％的生物炭。生物炭是热解产生的类似木炭样的住所。这种稳定形式的碳几乎是结晶的，并且对引起排放的氧化有抵抗力。与专有的矿物质粘合剂结合使用，由此产生的新型材料是不可易燃的，超轻质和可生物降解的。作为一个天花板瓷砖，它可以以易于量化的方式减少建筑物的具体碳，将建筑物的建筑物定位为碳汇的薪酬，提高建筑物的绿色评级，帮助使建筑物有资格获得可持续性连接的融资 - 所有这些都不损害火灾安全标准。该项目引发了一项创新，从而增加了国家工具包创建气候责备的建筑环境。该项目创新是一种新型，生物生物的，胶结性的化学化学，由植物性的生物炭，粘土，粘合矿物质，专有型矿物质，专有催化剂，可选的增强纤维和可选的物质组成。包含生物炭是创新的主要特征，最多可完成80％的材料。与存储在植物物质，海洋或土壤中的碳不同，生物炭的碳原子对损失电子的抵抗力更具抵抗力，并被转化为二氧化碳，因此使创新成为将建筑环境转化为“碳银行”的新颖解决方案。有三个主要问题要解决：如何在不同的环境湿度水平的标准瓷砖尺寸中令人满意地在标准的瓷砖尺寸上表现出色的瓷砖完整性，如何在不同的环境湿度水平上表现出色，并且瓷砖可以实现竞争瓷砖的火灾标准。迭代实验方案将利用经典的美国测试和材料学会（ASTM）测试，用于在所有这三个研究领域中证明建筑法规的合规性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响来评估的珍贵的支​​持。