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.

该小企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第一阶段项目的更广泛/商业影响旨在利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的被动冷却涂层，有助于降低建筑物的温度。该涂层预计可减少 5-25% 的能源消耗，具体取决于气候和建筑特征。 该解决方案可以减少对基于压缩机的传统冷却系统（例如空调）的需求，该系统需要持续供应电力和冷却剂，通过温室效应对环境造成压力。该公司预计将从具有生物相容性被动冷却纤维的类油漆涂层和原始羟基磷灰石（HAP）纤维中产生商业收入。涂料基质的主要客户目标群体包括商业和住宅建筑业主，他们正在寻找降低电费的方法，同时减少对环境的负面影响。拟议的创新基于采用 HAP 配制的自清洁、防火、冷却纤维。 HAP 冷却纤维将集成到涂料基质中，以便于应用和成本效益。目的是开发这种环保的被动冷却材料并将其商业化为具有多种功能的涂层。该团队将在成本限制内确定环保的油漆基材料，确定油漆纤维兼容性，并验证候选复合材料的冷却性能。油漆材料的耐久性也将得到确认。该项目将重点设计一条小型生产线，能够中试规模生产基于纤维的冷却涂料，以实现可重复性和现场验证。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识产权进行评估，被认为值得支持。优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。