ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS LLC — National Science Foundation SBIR Phase I: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a new metho
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS LLC — SBIR Phase I award from National Science Foundation.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Science Foundation in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $150,000. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Amount
- $150,000
- Agency
- National Science Foundation
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- KY
- Period
- 2011-01-01 → 2011-12-31
Description
This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a new method and reactor for continuous and large-scale production of titania and other related metal oxide nanowires. Inexpensive micron scale metal oxide and spherically shaped powders will be converted to nanowires using a plasma oxidation scheme. The fast reaction time (on the order of minutes) of this process will allow the development of a reactor for continuous production of nanowire powders. The broader/commercial impact of this project will be the potential to provide a process and reactor for the production of nanowire-based materials in large volume. Titania and manganese oxide nanowire powders will find commercial applications in lithium-ion batteries for transportation and large-scale storage. Ceria and titania nanowire powders may also be used in catalysis, paints, light-weight and optical composite materials etc.