SBIR Phase I: Advanced Scalable and Sustainable Waste Disposal System

SBIR 第一阶段：先进的可扩展和可持续的废物处理系统

• 批准号: 2125671
• 负责人: Tamara Webb
• 金额: $ 25.6万
• 依托单位: PHOENIX WASTE SOLUTIONS INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-08-01 至 2023-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2125671&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Advanced; Scalable; Sustainable

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to improve management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in a sustainable fashion. The proposed system can manage MSW without generating toxic air emissions, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 98% compared to landfills and incineration. An additional benefit is that waste does not need to be separated, thereby promoting recycling of glass and metal, as they are left untreated. In addition, the technology is envisioned to be affordable and easily deployed to enable on-site treatment, saving transportation costs and associated impact. Finally, the system has the potential to use excess heat to generate electricity and use the by-product effectively. This system promotes a circular economy and supports multiple benefits to the environment.This project advances development of a novel system of applying gas plasma to create thermal degradation of MSW. Phase I objectives are to research, design, construct, and test a prototype and define an industrial-scale design. Tasks include testing functionality and emissions quality with a variety of waste feedstock and operational parameters, and conducting a life cycle analysis. Furthermore, the project will explore the co-generation of electricity and beneficial reuse of the ash by-product.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是以可持续的方式改善市政固体废物（MSW）的管理。 拟议的系统可以在不产生有毒空气排放的情况下管理MSW，与垃圾填埋场和焚化相比，温室气体排放量减少了98％。另一个好处是，废物不需要分开，从而促进了玻璃和金属的回收，因为它们未经处理。 此外，该技术设想为负担得起且容易部署，以实现现场治疗，节省运输成本和相关影响。最后，该系统有可能利用多余的热量发电并有效地使用副产品。该系统促进了循环经济，并为环境提供了多重好处。该项目推动了一种新型的应用气体等离子体来创造MSW热降解的系统。 第一阶段的目标是研究，设计，构建和测试原型并定义工业规模的设计。任务包括通过各种废物原料和操作参数来测试功能和排放质量，以及进行生命周期分析。此外，该项目将探索电力的共同生成和ASH副产品的有益重复使用。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。