SBIR Phase I: CAS: Climate-Eco-friendly Biocoating for Passive Cooling of Infrastructure

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛/商业影响旨在使用创新的被动冷却技术来减少全球变暖。该项目将开发一种环保的被动冷却涂层，可以帮助降低建筑物的温度。根据气候和建筑特征，该涂层预计可减少5- 25%的能源。 该解决方案可以减少对传统的基于压缩机的冷却系统（例如，空调），这需要不断供应电力和冷却剂，通过温室效应对环境造成压力。该公司预计将从具有生物相容性的被动冷却纤维和羟基磷灰石（HAP）纤维的油漆状涂层中获得商业收入。该涂料矩阵的主要客户目标群体包括商业和住宅建筑业主，他们正在寻找降低电费的方法，同时减少对环境的负面影响。拟议的创新基于用HAP配制的自清洁、防火、冷却纤维。HAP冷却纤维将被集成在涂料基质中，以便于应用和成本效益。其目的是开发和商业化这种环保的被动冷却材料，作为具有多种功能的涂层。该团队将在成本限制范围内确定环境友好的涂料基材料，确定涂料纤维的兼容性，并验证候选复合材料的冷却性能。油漆材料的耐久性也将得到确认。该项目将专注于设计一条能够生产纤维基冷却涂料的小规模生产线，以进行中试规模的可重复性和现场验证。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。

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project seeks to reduce global warming using an innovative passive cooling technique. The project will develop an environmentally friendly, passive cooling coating that can help reduce the temperature of buildings. The coating is expected to provide energy reductions ranging from 5-25%, depending on climate and building characteristics. The solution may reduce the need for traditional compressor-based cooling systems (e.g., air conditioners), which require a constant supply of electricity and coolants, stressing the environment through the greenhouse effect. The company expects to generate commercial revenues from both the paint-like coating featuring biocompatible passive cooling fibers and raw hydroxyapatite (HAP) fibers. Main customer target groups for the paint matrix include commercial and residential building owners that are looking for ways to lower their electric bills while lessening their negative environmental footprint.The proposed innovation is founded on self-cleaning, fire-resistant, cooling fibers formulated with HAP. HAP cooling fibers will be integrated within a paint matrix for ease of application and cost-effectiveness. The aim is to develop and commercialize this environmentally friendly, passive cooling material as a coating with multiple functionalities. The team will identify environmentally friendly, paint-based materials within cost constraints, determine paint-fiber compatibility, and validate the cooling performance of candidate composites. The durability of the paint materials will also be confirmed. The project will focus on the design of a small-scale manufacturing line capable of producing fiber-based cooling paint at pilot scale for repeatability and field validation.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.