BURGE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. — Department of Energy SBIR Phase I: 22a

BURGE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Energy.

Amount
$224,288
Agency
Department of Energy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
22a
Solicitation
DE-FOA-0001770
NAICS
Place of performance
AZ
Period
2018-04-09 → 2019-01-08

Description

An automated, real-time monitoring system for the determination of redox and microbial activity in unsaturated zone and/or the rhizosphere environments- This would allow for improved characterization of the subsurface environments- The sensor system is based on microbial fuel cell technology- The sensor system is composed of an anode, cathode and measurement circuitry- Neither the anode or cathode assemblies require the presence of an aqueous solution- Therefore, the system may be deployed in dry oxidizing soils- There is currently no commercially available technology for unsaturated zones for the measurement of soil potentials in dry soils-