Extramural Research
Small Business Innovation Research: FY89 - FY03 Awards: Hazardous And Solid Waste
Important Links
SBIR Project Search
| Name and Address of Awardee |
Title of SBIR Project |
Phase I Award |
Phase II Award |
Total |
||
| FY |
$ |
FY |
$ |
|||
| |
||||||
|
Eckenfelder, Inc. 227 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 255-2288 |
Pilot Scale Field Implementation of Surfactant Flushing of Hydrophobic Refractory Organic Compounds |
1989
|
$49,837
|
$149,909
|
$199,746
|
|
|
M. L. Energia, Inc. P.O. Box 1468 Princeton, NJ 08542 (609) 799-7970 |
A Novel Idea for Photo-Conversion of Hazardous Chlorocarbon
Industrial Wastes to Usable Hydrocarbon Fuels |
1989
|
$50,000
|
$150,000
|
$200,000
|
|
|
Vortec Corporation 3770 Ridge Pike Collegeville, PA 19426 (215) 489-2255 |
Innovative Incineration Technology for Fiberglass Manufacturing
Solid and Hazardous Waste Disposal/Recycling |
1989
|
$49,903
|
1990
|
$149,992
|
$199,895
|
|
Bio-Recovery Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 3982, UPB Las Cruces, NM 88003 (505) 646-5192 |
Reclamation of Soils and Soil Leachates Contaminated with Heavy
Metals |
$49,924
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chem Char Research, Inc. T-16 Research Park Columbia, MO 65211 (314) 882-2822 |
Innovative Method for On-Site Regeneration of Spent Carbon |
$49,997
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemical and Metal Industries, Inc. 4701 Dahlia Street Denver, CO 80216 (303) 320-6151 |
Dehydrohalogenation of Complex Hazardous Organic Wastes for
Destruction and Resource Recovery |
$49,565
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemical Reclamation Technologies 20749 Parkwood Lane Strongsville, OH 44136 (216) 572-9225 |
Recycling of Solid Zinc Phosphating Process Waste |
$47,110
|
1991
|
$150,000
|
$197,110
|
|
|
Energy & Environmental Engineering, Inc. P.O. Box 215 East Cambridge, MA 02141 (617) 666-5500 |
Determination of Solids Residence Time Distribution in Continuously Fed, Shallow Fluidized Beds: Towards the Development of a Fuel Efficient Contaminated Soils Incinerator |
$50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
EnviMed Services, Inc. P.O. Box 6503 Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 896-2193 |
A Novel Absorbent-Reagent for HCl Control in On-Site Disposal
of Regulated Medical Waste |
$50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing & Technology Conversion International, Inc. P.O. Box 21 Columbia, MD 21045-0021 (410) 982-1292 |
Steam Reforming of Municipal Wastewater Sludge |
$49,987
|
|
|
|
|
|
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. 1360 Willow Road, Suite 103 Menlo Park, CA 94025-1516 (415) 328-2228 |
Recovery of Liquid Hazardous Wastes from Carbon Adsorption Steam
Regeneration Streams |
$50,000
|
$150,000
|
$200,000
|
||
|
Professional Analytical & Consulting Services, Inc. (PACS) 409 Meade Drive Coraopolis, PA 15108 (412) 262-4222 |
Development of a Hierarchy for Solvent Recovery of Selected
Organics from Activated Carbon (AC) and Feasibility of
a New
Regeneration of Spent AC |
$50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sonotech, Inc. 575 Travis Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30318 (404) 525-8530 |
Application of Pulse Combustion in Solid and Hazardous Waste
Incineration |
$49,967
|
$149,942
|
$199,909
|
||
|
Vortec Corporation 3770 Ridge Pike Collegeville, PA 19426 (215) 489-2255 |
Innovative Hazardous Fly Ash and Industrial Process Dust Vitrification
Technology |
$49,985
|
$149,754
|
$199,739
|
||
|
Calderon Energy Company of Bowling Green, Inc. P.O. Box 126 Bowling Green, OH 43402 (419) 354-4632 |
Safe, Environmentally Acceptable Resources Recovery from Oil
Refinery Sludge |
$49,724
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hoyle Associates P.O. Drawer 1628 Alpin, TX 79831 (915) 837-2088 |
Recycling of Polypropylene Carpet Waste Into Polyester
Carpet Backcoating |
$49,600
|
1992
|
$149,940
|
$199,540
|
|
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228-1223 (615) 329-9088/734-6400 |
Color Sorting of Post-Consumer Glass and Plastic Containers
To Improve Their Recyclability |
$50,000
|
1992
|
$149,993
|
$199,993
|
|
|
Alpha Environmental Laboratory P.O. Box 1111 Brookfield, WI 53008-1111 (219) 844-5419 |
Sludge Evaporation and Extraction Process |
1992
|
$49,885
|
|
|
|
|
CeraMem Corporation 12 Clematis Avenue Waltham, MA 02154 (617) 899-0467 |
Reclamation of Waste Lubricating Oil Using Ceramic Membranes |
1992
|
$50,000
|
|
|
|
|
Climax Research Services 39205 Country Club Drive, Suite C-40 Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (313) 489-0720 |
Ferroalloy from Chromium Plating Sludge Waste |
1992
|
$49,220
|
|
|
|
|
Energy and Environmental Research Corporation Salem Industrial Park Box 189 Whitehouse, NJ 08888 (908) 534-5833 |
Improved Incinerator for Hazardous Waste |
1992
|
$50,000
|
|
|
|
|
M.L. Energia, Inc. P.O. Box 1468 Princeton, NJ 08542 (609) 799-7970 |
Photo-Thermal Conversion of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and Halons
to Valuable and Environmentally Safe Materials |
1992
|
$50,000
|
1993
|
$150,000
|
$200,000
|
|
Manufacturing & Technology Conversion International, Inc. P.O. Box 21 Columbia, MD 21045-0021 (410) 354-0420 |
Innovative, Cost-Effective, and Low-Particulate Emission Incinerator for Solid and Liquid Hazardous Wastes |
1992
|
$49,998
|
|
|
|
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228-1223 (615) 329-9088/734-6400 |
Method for Opening and Emptying the Contents of Plastic Bags
Entering Recycling Facilities |
$49,938
|
1993
|
$149,999
|
$199,937
|
|
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228-1223 (615) 329-9088/734-6400 |
A Low Cost Automated Process for Recovery of Recyclable Plastic
and Glass Containers from Solid Waste |
$49,908
|
1993
|
$149,936
|
$199,844
|
|
|
Robert Morgan & Company, Inc. 271 Helmer Road P.O. Box 1537 Battle Creek, MI 49015 (616) 962-5592 |
Conversion of Waste Stream Plastics into Automotive Components
(Phase I)/ Conversion of Waste Stream Plastics into Polymer
Matrix Composite Materials (Phase II) |
1992
|
$49,973
|
$149,998
|
$199,971
|
|
|
Vortec Corporation 3770 Ridge Pike Collegeville, PA 19426 (215) 489-2255 |
Innovative Concept for Recycling Heavy Metal Carryover into
an Advanced Hazardous Flyash/Dust Vitrification Process |
1992
|
$49,998
|
|
|
|
|
Coalition Technologies, Ltd. P.O. Box 1391 3072 Vantage Point Drive Midland, MI 48641-1391 (517) 832-8415 |
Silo
Sulfonation Reactor for Waste Plastic and Rubber for Inclusion
in High Performance Concrete |
$50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eckenfelder, Inc. 227 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 255-2288 |
Fixation
of Lead and Select Organic Compounds Using a Cold Mix Asphalt
Process |
$50,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Eckenfelder, Inc. 227 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 255-2288 |
An
Innovative Technology for the Destruction of Chlorinated Compounds
in the Vapor Phase (Phase I)/ Development of Pilot-Scale Chlorinated
Organic Vapor Phase Alkaline Destruction (COVPAD) Unit (Phase
II) |
$49,740
|
1994
|
$165,000
|
$214,740
|
|
|
Foster-Miller, Inc. 350 Second Avenue Waltham, MA 02154-1196 (617) 890-3200 |
Utilization
of Scrap Prepreg Wastes as a Reinforcement in a Wholly Recycled
Plastic |
$49,951
|
$164,668
|
$214,619
|
||
|
HiChem Corporation 10 South 059 Schoger Drive, Unit 45 Naperville, IL 60564 (708) 851-5992 |
Rubber
Tire Pyrolysis - Production of Highly Enhanced Marketable Products |
1993
|
$50,000
|
$145,616
|
$195,616
|
|
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228-1223 (615) 329-9088/734-6400 |
Separation
of Post-Consumer PET and PVC Plastics in the Regrind Flake Form |
$49,903
|
$164,682
|
$214,585
|
||
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228-1223 (615) 329-9088/734-6400 |
Application
of Artificial Intelligence to Automated Waste Recycling |
$49,972
|
$164,937
|
$214,909
|
||
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228-1223 (615) 329-9088/734-6400 |
A
Process for Increasing the Amount and Quality of Recycled Plastics
Resins |
$49,948
|
1994
|
$164,937
|
$214,885
|
|
|
Wamax, Inc. 4473 142nd Avenue, SE Bellevue, WA 98006 (206) 643-4755 |
Development
of a New Lead Fixation Technology |
$49,941
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aster, Inc. 160 Glaser Street Fairborn, OH 45329 (513) 754-1400 |
The
Use of Recycled Solid Automotive Paint Wastes as Ingredients
in Automotive Sealant Products |
$54,800
|
$216,882
|
$271,682
|
||
|
CCW Technology Group, Inc. 4025 Pleasantdale Road, Suite 340 Atlanta, GA 30340 (404) 368-1789 |
Use
of Sulfur Polymer Cement and Sulfur Extended Asphalt for Solidification/Stabilization
of Lead and Organolead Contaminated Soils |
$55,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemical and Metal Industries, Inc. 4701 Dahlia Street Denver, CO 80216 (303) 320-6151 |
An
Experimental Approach for Developing an Antimony Pentafluoride
Catalyst Recovery Method |
$55,000
|
1995
|
$220,000
|
$275,000
|
|
|
EnerTech Environmental, Inc. 430 10th Street, NW Suite S-003 Atlanta, GA 30318 (404) 892-9440 |
Innovative
Technology for Efficient Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste |
1994
|
$55,000
|
$220,000
|
$275,000
|
|
|
SpectraCode, Inc. Purdue Research Park, Business and Technology Center 1291 Cumberland Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906 (317) 494-9006/5591 |
Development
of a Spectroscopic Molecular Bar-Code Reader for the Rapid Identification
of Municipal Plastic Waste |
$54,679
|
$219,949
|
$274,628
|
||
|
TDA Research, Inc. 12345 West 52nd Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 (303) 940-2301 |
Novel
Catalysts for Hydrogenolysis of Organochlorine Pollutants |
$55,000
|
$220,000
|
$275,000
|
||
|
Vortec Corporation 3770 Ridge Pike Collegeville, PA 19426 (610) 489-2255 |
A
Chemical Process To Treat Spent Potliners and Produce Several
Recyclable Commercially Valuable Products |
$54,878
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bend Research, Inc. 64550 Research Road Bend, OR 97701-8599 (503) 382-4100 |
Novel
Pervaporation System for Recovery of Organics from Hazardous
Waste Streams |
$65,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
By-Products Research, Inc. 415 MacDade Boulevard Collingdale, PA 19023 (215) 895-2350/(610) 461-2961 |
Construction
Material from Chemically Activated Fly Ash |
$62,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemical and Metal Industries, Inc. 4701 Dahlia Street Denver, CO 80216 (303) 320-6151 |
Processing
Spent Catalyst To Recover Metal Values and To Minimize or Eliminate
Hazardous Waste |
$65,000
|
1996
|
$225,000
|
$290,000
|
|
|
Climax Research Services 39205 Country Club Drive, Suite C-40 Farmington Hills, MI 48331 (810) 489-0720 |
Conversion
of Hazardous Chromium Plating Sludge into Aluminothermic Chromium
Metal |
$65,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ecomat, Inc. 14560 Lee Road Chantilly, VA 22021 (703) 631-2700 ext 411 |
The
Use of Multi-Component Waste Products for Use in Roofing Materials |
$62,800
|
|
|
|
|
|
EMEC Consultants 4221 Roundtop Road Export, PA 15632 (412) 325-3260 |
Detoxification
of Spent Hall Cell Potlining |
1995
|
$64,820
|
|
|
|
|
Lynntech, Inc. 7610 Eastmark Drive, Suite 105 College Station, TX 77840 (409) 697-0017 |
Dual
Purpose Electrochemical Treatment of Wastewater |
$65,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
MBR Research, Inc. 601 Ewing Street, Suite C-22 Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 924-7596 |
Activated-Carbon
Production from Creosote-Treated Waste Wood |
$64,930
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 329-9088/734-6400 |
A
Sorting System for Improving the Quality of Recycled PET Plastic
Resins |
$64,986
|
$225,000
|
$289,986
|
||
|
Physical Sciences, Inc. PSI Technologies Division 20 New England Business Center Andover, MA 01810 (508) 689-0003 |
Heavy
Metals Emissions Control by Co-Firing MSW and Coal |
$65,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bend Research, Inc. 64550 Research Road Bend, OR 97701-8599 (541) 382-4100 |
Development
of a Membrane-Based System for the Recovery and Reuse of Solvents |
$70,000
|
$225,000
|
$295,000
|
||
|
Chemical & Metal Industries, Inc. 4701 Dahila Street Denver, CO 80216 (303) 320-6151 |
Innovative Process Technology To Recover Metals Values from
Hazardous Waste |
$69,716
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lynntech, Inc. 7610 Eastmark Drive, Suite 105 College Station, TX 77840 (979) 693-0017 |
Self-Contained Electrochemical System for Treating Paint Residue |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media and Process Technology, Inc. 1155 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 826-3721 |
A
Low-Cost Environmentally Benign Waste Lubricant Recycling/Re-Refining
Technology |
$69,568
|
$225,000
|
$294,568
|
||
|
Wabash Valley Products, Inc. 9451 Cleveland Street Crown Point, IN 45307 (219) 663-2419 |
Cellulose-Based Soil Medium as a Peat MossSubstitute |
$51,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
MBA Polymers, Inc. 500 West Ohio Avenue Richmond, CA 94804 (510) 231-9031 |
Testing
a New Separation Device for Sorting Recycled Plastic Chips
Based
on Differeces in Specific Gravity |
$67,278.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
MBR Research, Inc. 601 Ewing Street, Suite C-22 Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 924-7596 |
Conversion
of Paper-Mill Sludge into Pelletized, Composite Activated Sorbent |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Media and Process Technology, Inc. 1155 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 826-3721 |
High
Flash Solvent Recovery Using Dual Purpose Ceramic Membrane Technology |
$69,558
|
$221,729
|
$291,287
|
||
|
Media and Process Technology, Inc. 1155 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 826-3721 |
Re-Refining
of Spent Ester-Based Synthetic Lubricants |
$70,000
|
$224,947
|
$294,947
|
||
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 734-6400 |
Automated
Separation of Post-Consumer Polymer Flake |
$70,000
|
$225,000
|
$295,000
|
||
|
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. 87 Church Street East Hartford, CT 06108-3742 (860) 528-9806 |
The
Manufacture of Carbon Black From Oils Derived From Scrap Tires |
$70,000
|
$224,966
|
$294,966
|
||
|
ChelaTech, Inc. 2837 Fort Missoula Road Missoula, MT 59804 (406) 728-5897 |
High-Performance
Extraction of Heavy Metals with Tethered Metal-Binding Ligands |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Environmental Chemical Corporation 1240 Bayshore Highway Burlingame, CA 94010 (415) 347-1555 |
High-Performance
Electrolysis for In-Situ Remediation of Heavy Metals |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial Microwave Systems, LLC 5107 Carolwood Lane Durham, NC 27713 (919) 403-0168 |
Improved
Method for In-Situ Soil Remediation: The Modified "Lasagna™@
Process |
$69,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oxley Research, Inc. 25 Science Park New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 786-5390 |
Excess
Etchant Reduction and Copper Recovery Process for Cupric Chloride
Recovery |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adherent Technologies, Inc. 9621 Camino del Sol NB Albuquerque, NM 87111-1522 (505) 346-1685 |
Recycling
Process for Poultry Litter |
$69,988
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chemical & Metal Industries, Inc. 4701 Dahlia Street Denver, CO 80216 (303) 320-6151 |
Processes
for Recovery and Recycling of Chromium From Spent Chromium Oxide
Fluorination Catalysts |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Climax Research Services 39205 Country Club Drive, Suite C-40 Farmington Hills, MI 48331-5718 (248) 489-0720 Fax: (248) 489-8997 |
The
Recovery of Pure Chromium Metal From Hazardous Plating Sludge |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus (EMC2) 4181 Maystar Way Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 850-8792 Fax: (614) 850-8793 |
Innovative
Approaches To Enhance the Structural Performance of Recycled
Plastic Lumber (RPL) |
$68,415
|
|
|
|
|
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228 (615) 734-6400 |
An
Economical Alternative for Sorting Polymers on the Small Materials
Recovery Facility (MRF) Level |
$70,000
|
$225,000
|
$295,000
|
||
|
Physical Sciences, Inc. 10 New England Business Center Andover, MA 01810 (978) 689-0003 |
Fluorescence
Coding of Plastics for Enhanced Identification and Sorting |
$69,893
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excell Partnership 2035 Claudia Court Cincinnati, OH 45230-1501 |
Process
Development for Destruction of Hazardous Organic Compounds Including
Halogens, Phosphate Esters, or Other Intractable Moities |
$69,713
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lynntech, Inc. 7610 Eastmark Drive College Station, TX 77840 (979) 693-0017 |
A
Novel Method for Converting a Negative Value Waste Into a Commodity
Chemical |
$70,000
|
$225,000
|
$295,000
|
||
|
National Recovery Technologies, Inc. 566 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228-1223 (615) 734-6400 |
Sensor
Fusion for Contaminant Detection and Removal From Plastics Recycle
Streams |
$70,000
|
$225,000
|
$295,000
|
||
|
Quantum Magnetics, Inc. 7740 Kenamar Court San Diego, CA 92121 (858) 566-9200 |
A
Portable Sensor for Minimizing Hazardous Waste in the Composite
Prepreg Industry |
$69,917
|
|
|
|
|
|
Climax Research Services 51229 Century Court Wixom, MI 48393-2074 (248) 960-4900 Fax: (248) 960-4970 |
Extraction
and Recovery of Pure Nickel Metal From Hazardous Plating Sludge |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
MSE Technology Applications, Inc. 200 Technology Way P.O. Box 4078 Butte, MT 59702 (406) 494-7100 Fax: (406) 494-7230 |
Metals
Recycling From Waste Sludges by Ammoniacal Leaching Followed
by Solvent Extraction |
$70,000
|
|
|
|
|
| Resource
Recovery Corporation of West Michigan 15220 68th Avenue Coopersville, MI 49404 (616) 837-1885 Fax: (616) 837-8871 |
Value-Added Composites From Foundry Industry Waste Materials | 2002 | $70,000 | |||