SBIR Phase I: Zero Pollution High Efficiency Coal Combustion

Information

  • NSF Award
  • 9760012
Owner
  • Award Id
    9760012
  • Award Effective Date
    1/1/1998 - 27 years ago
  • Award Expiration Date
    6/30/1998 - 26 years ago
  • Award Amount
    $ 100,000.00
  • Award Instrument
    Standard Grant

SBIR Phase I: Zero Pollution High Efficiency Coal Combustion

*** 9760012 Lyon This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project aims to demonstrate the chemistry for a new, more efficient, and cleaner method of coal combustion. The use of coal to generate electrical power involves severe pollution problems. These problems include the emission of S02 and NOx, which cause both a local air pollution and the national problem of acid rain, the emission of mercury, furans, dioxanes and submicron particles containing toxic heavy metals, and the emission of massive quantities of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas chiefly responsible for global warming. A new method of coal combustion is proposed which avoids all these problems and improves the efficiency of producing electricity from coal. As the hardware necessary to implement this new combustion concept has already been developed for other uses, the key uncertainties relate to the chemistry. The research program aims to demonstrate this chemistry. The new combustion technology-if successful-could be used in a major share of U.S. and foreign generating capacity. ***

  • Program Officer
    Joseph E. Hennessey
  • Min Amd Letter Date
    11/21/1997 - 27 years ago
  • Max Amd Letter Date
    11/21/1997 - 27 years ago
  • ARRA Amount

Institutions

  • Name
    Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
  • City
    Irvine
  • State
    CA
  • Country
    United States
  • Address
    18 Mason
  • Postal Code
    927182706
  • Phone Number
    7148598851

Investigators

  • First Name
    Richard
  • Last Name
    Lyon
  • Email Address
    lyonheart@cableone.net
  • Start Date
    11/21/1997 12:00:00 AM

FOA Information

  • Name
    Industrial Technology
  • Code
    308000