Titanium Oxide-coated Glass Foam for Photocatalytic Degradation of Pollutants in Aqueous or Gaseous Phase

Information

• NSF Award
• 9461554

Owner

• SELEE CORPORATION

• Award Id

  9461554

• Award Effective Date

  2/1/1995 - 30 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  11/30/1995 - 29 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 64,917.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

Ultrafine TiO2 is a well known photocatalyst which, when activated by UV light, catalyzes the oxidation of organic species in water or in gas streams. The immobilization of high surface area TiO2 (anatase) on an efficient and inexpensive substrate would significantly expand its use for detoxification purposes. Existing substrates, such as glass fibers and beads, present technical and/or economic drawbacks. SELEE Corporation proposes the development of a UV transparent glass or fused silica open cell foam as TiO2 substrate. The foam struts would be either dense or porous, depending on the firing temperature. The main advantages would be low manufacturing cost, high catalytic activity due to the high surface area, durability, and low resistance to liquid or gas flow.

• Program Officer

  Kesh S. Narayanan

• Min Amd Letter Date

  1/18/1995 - 30 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  1/18/1995 - 30 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  SELEE CORPORATION

• City

  HENDERSONVILLE

• State

  NC

• Country

  United States

• Address

  700 SHEPHERD ST

• Postal Code

  287926472

• Phone Number

  7046930256

• First Name

  Giulio

• Last Name

  Rossi

• Start Date

  1/18/1995 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Water Pollution

• Code

  313040

• Name

  Environmental NEC

• Code

  49