SBIR Phase I: CAS: Climate-Eco-friendly Biocoating for Passive Cooling of Infrastructure

SBIR 第一阶段：CAS：用于基础设施被动冷却的气候生态友好型生物涂层

• 批准号: 2321446
• 负责人: Andrew Caratenuto
• 金额: $ 27.5万
• 依托单位: PLANCK ENERGIES INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2321446&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; CAS; Climate; Eco

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project seeks to reduce global warming using an innovative passive cooling technique. The project will develop an environmentally friendly, passive cooling coating that can help reduce the temperature of buildings. The coating is expected to provide energy reductions ranging from 5-25%, depending on climate and building characteristics. The solution may reduce the need for traditional compressor-based cooling systems (e.g., air conditioners), which require a constant supply of electricity and coolants, stressing the environment through the greenhouse effect. The company expects to generate commercial revenues from both the paint-like coating featuring biocompatible passive cooling fibers and raw hydroxyapatite (HAP) fibers. Main customer target groups for the paint matrix include commercial and residential building owners that are looking for ways to lower their electric bills while lessening their negative environmental footprint.The proposed innovation is founded on self-cleaning, fire-resistant, cooling fibers formulated with HAP. HAP cooling fibers will be integrated within a paint matrix for ease of application and cost-effectiveness. The aim is to develop and commercialize this environmentally friendly, passive cooling material as a coating with multiple functionalities. The team will identify environmentally friendly, paint-based materials within cost constraints, determine paint-fiber compatibility, and validate the cooling performance of candidate composites. The durability of the paint materials will also be confirmed. The project will focus on the design of a small-scale manufacturing line capable of producing fiber-based cooling paint at pilot scale for repeatability and field validation.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/商业影响旨在使用创新的被动冷却技术来减少全球变暖。该项目将开发一种环保，被动的冷却涂层，可以帮助降低建筑物的温度。预计该涂层可提供5-25％的能源减少，具体取决于气候和建筑特征。 该解决方案可能会减少对基于压缩机的冷却系统（例如空调）的需求，这些冷却系统需要持续的电力和冷却剂供应，从而通过温室效应强调环境。该公司预计将从具有生物相容性的被动冷却纤维和生羟基磷灰石（HAP）纤维的涂料状涂层中产生商业收入。油漆矩阵的主要客户目标群体包括商业和住宅建筑所有者，他们正在寻找降低电费的方法，同时降低其负面环境足迹。拟议的创新建立在自我清洁，耐火的，耐火的冷却纤维上。 HAP冷却纤维将集成在油漆矩阵中，以易于应用和成本效益。目的是开发和商业化这种环保，被动的冷却材料，作为具有多种功能的涂层。该团队将在成本限制内确定环保，基于油漆的材料，确定油漆纤维兼容性，并验证候选复合材料的冷却性能。油漆材料的耐用性也将得到确认。该项目将着重于设计小规模制造线的设计，该系列能够以试点规模生产基于纤维的冷却油漆，以进行重复性和现场验证。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响来通过评估来获得支持的。