LYNNTECH INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A18-023

Description

Recent research has shown evidence for formation of carbon suboxide polymer and polymeric-carbon monoxide at near-ambient pressures in small-scale nonthermal plasma discharge reactors. Carbon suboxide polymer and polymeric-carbon monoxide are examples of novel solids obtained from simple gas molecules such as CO. The solid formation rates achieved in these studies are too low (< 1 g/h) and the existing reactor designs are unsuitable for larger scale production and collection of solid products for characterization, testing and industrial use. Lynntech has experience in design and construction of nonthermal and thermal plasma reactors and devices for novel applications for military and commercial use.Lynntech proposes to design and develop a plasma reactor that maximizes solid production rate while maintaining batch-to-batch reproducibility. The initial studies will validate the plasma process by in-situ characterization of the deposited material. This will be followed by development of a plasma reactor design for larger scale production and user-friendly operation.The plasma reactor will be designed to be tunable to achieve required deposition rate, composition, morphological characteristics, etc. A preliminary plasma reactor design with operating conditions and tunable parameters will be identified to achieve the Phase II production target.