SBIR Phase II: Improved Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization

Information

• NSF Award
• 0216299

Owner

• TDA Research, Inc

• Award Id

  0216299

• Award Effective Date

  9/15/2002 - 23 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2004 - 21 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 500,000.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Project will develop improved monolithic carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization. Capacitive deionization technology (CDT) is a new method for purifying ocean and brackish well water. In this process, a constant voltage is applied between two porous carbon electrodes, and soluble salts are collected on their surface, thus purifying the water. The operating costs of CDT are roughly half those of reverse osmosis, the current system of choice. <br/><br/>Obtaining a reliable and plentiful supply of clean water is becoming a worldwide problem. From this work, society (both in the U.S. and worldwide) will benefit from an inexpensive method of producing potable water from large existing reserves of brackish (saline) water. Inexpensive mesoporous carbon electrodes could also be used in capacitive deionization for industrial processes such as boiler feed, as well as in electrical energy storage, such as in capacitive energy storage.

• Program Officer

  Rosemarie D. Wesson

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/9/2002 - 23 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  9/9/2002 - 23 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  TDA Research, Inc

• City

  WHEAT RIDGE

• State

  CO

• Country

  United States

• Address

  12345 W 52ND AVE

• Postal Code

  800333191

• Phone Number

  3039402301

• First Name

  Steven

• Last Name

  Dietz

• Email Address

  sdietz@tda.com

• Start Date

  9/9/2002 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000