SBIR Phase I: Liquid Diesel Fuel From Selected Waste Plastics

Information

• NSF Award
• 1014384

Owner

• Xtrudx Technologies, Inc.

• Award Id

  1014384

• Award Effective Date

  7/1/2010 - 14 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/2010 - 13 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 150,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This SBIR Phase I project will ascertain the parameters for three of the most common waste plastics (namely, polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), and polypropylene (PP)), and determine the solubility and stability characteristics of the resulting reaction products in commercial grade liquid diesel fuel. Waste plastics are a perceived societal problem; however, waste plastics comprise various hydrocarbon chains the fundamental components of which are valuable chemicals suitable for diesel engine combustion. Supercritical water (SCW) has recently been shown to be an effective solvent and reagent for the depolymerization of various polymers.<br/><br/>The broader/commercial impact of the proposed project will be to remove waste plastics from landfills and utilize them to produce a consumable fuel.

• Program Officer

  Anthony Walters

• Min Amd Letter Date

  6/8/2010 - 14 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/8/2010 - 14 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Xtrudx Technologies, Inc.

• City

  Seattle

• State

  WA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1525 4th Ave Fl 8

• Postal Code

  981011648

• Phone Number

  2065683100

• First Name

  Kevin

• Last Name

  Gaw

• Email Address

  info@xtrudx.com

• Start Date

  6/8/2010 12:00:00 AM