SBIR Phase I: High-Efficiency PTFE Membranes

Information

• NSF Award
• 0419659

Owner

• GVD CORPORATION

• Award Id

  0419659

• Award Effective Date

  7/1/2004 - 20 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/2004 - 20 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 99,785.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will support the development of high efficiency expanded-PTFE (ePTFE) membranes. Inexpensive, asymmetric membranes will be developed, which offer high filtration efficiencies in the nanometer range and considerable energy savings over conventionally fabricated membranes. In this Phase I work, we will demonstrate our concept and produce membranes which are capable of achieving 99% filtration efficiency in the 20 nm size range, and which show >50% savings in energy requirements over the best performing competing products. <br/><br/>These advanced ePTFE membranes have application in existing industries as diverse as air purification, microelectronics and pharmaceuticals manufacturing, viral filtration and for the protection of sensors. Our manufacturing process can be performed on a batch or a roll-to-roll basis and could ultimately be adapted to produce a family of ePTFE membranes with multifunctional separations capabilities which do not sacrifice cost for efficacy.

• Program Officer

  Rosemarie D. Wesson

• Min Amd Letter Date

  6/1/2004 - 21 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/1/2004 - 21 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  GVD CORPORATION

• City

  CAMBRIDGE

• State

  MA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  45 Spinelli Pl

• Postal Code

  021381046

• Phone Number

  6176610060

• First Name

  Hilton

• Last Name

  Pryce-Lewis

• Email Address

  hilton@gvdcorp.com

• Start Date

  6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000