METNA CO — Department of Agriculture SBIR Phase I: The project will develop value-added applications for non-wood biomass combustion ashes, r
METNA CO — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Agriculture.
- Amount
- $100,000
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MI
- Period
- —
Description
The project will develop value-added applications for non-wood biomass combustion ashes, relying upon their typical chemical composition, in inorganic polymers (geopolymers). as sustainable, safe, high-performance and economically competitive binder materials. Biomass ash-based geopolymers promise important environmental (carbon footprint, energy content), performance (barrier, durability, chemical stability, fire resistance, adhesion attributes) and safety (heavy metal/hazardous waste encapsulation) and economic advantages over ordinary cementitious binders. They can replace concrete and other cementitious materials in demanding infrastructure and environmental applications.