SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Glow Discharge Plasma: Treatment of Organic Wastes in Water
- Notice Date
- 7/2/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Battelle (DOE Contractor), PNNL Licensing, PO Box 999, MSIN K9-89, Richland, WA, 99352
- ZIP Code
- 99352
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-11192
- Response Due
- 8/15/2002
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2002
- Point of Contact
- Connie Mitzel-Faulk, Licensing Staff, Phone (509) 375-6401, Fax (509) 375-6731, - Connie Mitzel-Faulk, Licensing Staff, Phone (509) 375-6401, Fax (509) 375-6731,
- E-Mail Address
-
technology@pnl.gov, technology@pnl.gov
- Description
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), operated by Battelle Memorial Institute under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy, solicits interest from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. PNNL may also be available to licensee(s) to assist in further research and development of the technology under a sponsored research agreement or CRADA program. THE TECHNOLOGY: The Glow Discharge Plasma Reactor is an aggressive water treatment for organics destruction and disinfection of biological contaminants. Experimental results show good efficacy for the destruction of the recalcitrant organics, 1,1 dichloroethane (DCA) and chloroform. Ninety percent destruction of 100-200 ppm DCA and chloroform require approximately 12-15 kWh of electrical power per 1000 gals, respectively, when the reactor is operated @ 150 mm Hg absolute pressure. Experiments on the continuous flow reactor indicate that approximately the same utilization of current is accomplished at 50 mm Hg as at 150 mm Hg but requires only 60% of the power because the voltage is lower. Based upon this result, it is estimated that the batch reactor would achieve a 90% destruction for DCA and chloroform requiring only 7-10 kWh/1000 gals, respectively. Experiments on the continuous falling film reactor indicate that mass transfer to the liquid surface dominates the destruction rate and the energy utilization. This is also consistent with a parallel reaction model in which active species are lost to recombination when the generation rate (proportional to current) rises above the mass transfer rate to bring contaminants to the surface. The active species generated in the Glow Discharge Plasma Reactor have also been shown to be effective for the destruction of Cryptosporidia and Giardia oocysts and cysts. Please see: www.pnl.gov/etd/product/gdp.htm for technical information and details. Please see: US Pat No. 5,980,701. Other patents pending. NOTE: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Any company interested in licensing this technology must respond with a letter of interest (may be submitted by e-mail) no later than 30 days from the publication date of this Notice summarizing the company?s business and technical expertise and motivation for pursuing this opportunity. Companies deemed appropriate will be provided with further information on the technology. Such information may require an executed Nondisclosure Agreement. Respondents wishing to enter into negotiations for a commercial license will be required to submit a business plan for the commercialization of the technology prior to licensee(s) selection and negotiations. Please send letters of interest to the attention of the POC identified within this Notice.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOE/PNNL/LIC/Reference-Number-11192/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00103852-F 20020704/020703042744 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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