A High Performance Marine Timber Protection System

Information

• NSF Award
• 9060131

Owner

• Cape Cod Research

• Award Id

  9060131

• Award Effective Date

  1/1/1991 - 35 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  9/30/1991 - 34 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 50,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Timbers used in a marine environment are generally treated chemically to prevent attack by marine borers. These techniques suffer from partial success and offer environmental hazards. A novel composite material is proposed which promises to significantly advance the state of the art for protecting wooden structures from the ravages of marine borers, as well as fouling organisms in general. The new system will provide for a significantly strengthened covalent bonding between the cellulosic wooden substrate and a tough, polymeric protectant layer. The proposed technology is also attractive since it involves only environmentally compatible components, and will be easy to apply.

• Program Officer

  Ritchie B. Coryell

• Min Amd Letter Date

  12/21/1990 - 35 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  12/21/1990 - 35 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Cape Cod Research, Incorporated

• City

  East Falmouth

• State

  MA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  19 Research Road

• Postal Code

  025364440

• Phone Number

  5085404400

• First Name

  Brian

• Last Name

  Dixon

• Email Address

  bdixon@phoenixinnov.com

• Start Date

  1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Engineering-Mechanical

• Code

  56

• Name

  Problem-Oriented

• Code

  300000