LIST OF FUNDED SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH WATER REUSE PROJECTS DESCRIPTION: List of past and currently funded SBIR projects from across the relevant federal SBIR programs, including those from seven different federal agencies. Despite the differences in agency SBIR projects, the shared focus on water technology and water reuse can be leveraged and coordinated to achieve more effective advancement and commercialization of new water reuse technologies. CREATORS: The Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development WRAP ACTION AND MILESTONE: WRAP Action 7.5: Coordinate and Promote Water Reuse Technology in Federal Small Business Innovation Research Programs, Milestone 1 PUBLICATION DATE: December 2019 SBIR PROJECTS FROM DOD, DOE, EPA, NASA, NIH, NSF, & USDA *all data comes from https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/award/all Topic: Water Reuse SBIR *I/II & Award Sub-Topic Title Description Company City State Contact Email Agency Amount Year Wastewater Chemically New opportunities for NALA Systems, Chapel NC Sue [email protected] I $225,000 2019 NSF Reuse Resistant purifying waters that Inc. Hill Mecham m Membranes cannot be economically for Water treated using existing Purification commercial membranes. Increased market growth to include recycle and re- use of contaminated water that is currently slated for disposal or long term environmentally risky storage will increase water availability for industry and agriculture and reduce environmental impact from these users. Wastewater Anti- Designing a resusable CatalyzeH2O Elkins AR Shelby [email protected] I $225,000 2019 NSF Reuse Microbial nanofiltration membrane LLC Foster Graphene platform for wastewater Oxide treatment. Nanofiltration Membrane Wastewater Carbon Development of a novel Nanosepex Bridgewat NJ Cheng Li [email protected] II $662,453 2019 NSF Reuse Nanotube technology for economic er Enhanced desalting for inexpensive Membrane clear water generation Distillation and the treatment of high for Sea and concentration saline Brackish waste. Water Desalination, and the Treatment of Saline Waste Water Fuel Supercritical Demonstrate cost and Prayog Labs Pittsburgh PA Charles [email protected] II 2019 DOE Production Treatment of energy impact of an LLC Hessler om $1,000,000 Water Fracking advanced supercritical Reuse Water water treatment (SCWT) process. Recycling and reuse of water and chemicals from the frack water would be a cost saving measure for oil and gas operators. Brine and Novel Innovative metal recovery Bettergy Corp. Peekskill NY Lin-Feng [email protected] I $199,982 2019 DOE Wastewater Membrane technology needed to Li m Reuse System for provide an economically Lithium viable process for lithium Recovery of recovery from brines and Oilfield waste streams in a Brines manner than can be integrated with the desalination process. Enriching lithium from oilfield brines while performing desalination of the produced water can provide a solution that recovers valuable lithium from highly mineralized brine while at the same time making possible to reuse and recycle the treated waste water. An integration of lithium recovery from oilfield brines and desalination- a beneficiary reuse of the oilfield waste water through advanced technologies- can not only remedy the environmental risk, but also generate financial benefits through the recovery of valuable minerals that are contained in the brines. Monitoring e-CHEM: A Innovative monitoring Fluidion US Inc Pasadena CA Joyce [email protected] II $743,701 2019 NSF for fully- solution that measures Wong Wastewater autonomous wastewater Reuse connected contamination, allowing in-situ its effective treatment chemical and reuse. sensor Wastewater Thermally A thermally partially Nanomatronix, Fayettevill AR Parker [email protected] I $123,422 2019 NASA Reuse Partially reduced graphene oxide LLC e Cole Reduced membrane-based Graphene filtration systems to Oxide overcome the issues Membranes commonly faced when for Water dealing with wastewater Recovery treatment systems for from spacecraft such as urine Wastewater wastewater recycling. Wastewater Nanoporous A new nanotechnology CertainTech, Sterling VA Jordan [email protected] I $124,990 2019 NASA Reuse Carbon based on photocatalytic Inc Terrazas Nitride decontamination of Photocatalys organics for water t Based recovery application. This Water technology of water Recovery recovery from System wastewater sources is key to long duration human exploration missions. Monitoring Aptamer An automated compact Nanohmics Inc Austin TX John [email protected] I $124,990 2019 NASA Beacon sensor that will be able to Bruno Sensor for assess the safety of Manual and recycled water to Remote determine if the water is Automated potable. Microbial Detection Wastewater Versatile The proposed technology Microvi Biotech, Hayward CA Fatemeh [email protected] I $100,000 2019 USDA Reuse Biocatalytic substantially enhances Inc. Shirazi Processes the energy efficiency for Low-Cost androbustness of an Water Reuse integrated filtration and in Agriculture membrane-based water treatment unit to provide high quality recycled water that substantially mitigates the risk of pathogens. It is anticipated that this proposed technology process will substantially reduce the cost barrier for adopting water reusepractices across a range of agricultural sectors thereby contributing to increased food safety andfurthering sustainable water reuse processes across our nation's agricultural industry. Wastewater Novel Innovative composite Novoreach Midland MI Jason Ca [email protected] II $600,000 2019 USDA Reuse Adsorbent adsorbents based on Technologies i Materials for woody biomass materials LLC Wastewater were developed in Phase Treatment I with superior adsorption performance for wastewater treatment applications. In Phase II work will be conducted to scale up and optimize the composite adsorbent material formulation and fabrication process. The successful development of the novel adsorbents using woody biomass will contribute to increased utilization of woody resources for value- added products from wood and other agricultural materials improve water quality and conservation through effective waste water treatment and reuse enhance economic opportunity and quality of life for people in rural areas and improve the global competiveness of the manufacturing sector in the United States. Wastewater Capillary A photocatalytic capillary Materials Fairfax VA Tirumalai [email protected] I $124,991 2018 NASA Reuse Membrane membrane distillation Modifications Sudarsha Distillation system for the Inc. n and reclamation of water from Photocatalysi urine and other forms of s for Water impure water that are Reclamation produced by human life During in space. Space Travel Wastewater Disinfection This SBIR Phase I Micro-Tracers San CA Nikolay [email protected] I $99,913 2018 USDA Reuse of Water project involves synthetic Inc. Francisco Barashko used in the and physical chemistry, v Poultry microbiology and the Industry by design of disinfection Combined equipment. Our Advanced multidisciplinary team Oxidation intends to develop Processes improved methods for both the remediation and reuse of wastewater with advanced technology. Wastewater Novel This Phase I SBIR will GlycoSurf, LLC Park City UT Chett [email protected] I $224,883 2018 NIH Reuse Rhamnolipid combine a proprietary Boxley Surfactants process to manufacture for green bioinspired metal (Recovery of selective sugar based Critical surfactants with ion Elements flotation technology for and) efficient and cost Remediation effective removal of toxic of Metal metals and rare earth Contaminate elements from d Waste wastewater. This new Streams technology will create a saleable product of metals of strategic importance to the US and facilitate water reuse through removal of toxic metals from waste streams. Wastewater Chlorine- Development of novel Anfiro, Inc. Cambridg MA Jaime [email protected] I $225,000 2018 NSF Reuse resistant water treatment e Mateus block technologies that can polymer improve access to clean nanofiltration water and reduce cost of membranes water treatment. The with added innovation is a drop-in- capacity for replacement heavy-metal nanofiltration membrane capture that is chlorine-resistant, highly permeable, and uniquely customizable. These improvements to nanofiltration technology have clear and direct societal and economic impact by facilitating water reuse and offering clean and affordable water solutions. Wastewater Forward This program will utilize 2W Itech LLC San Diego CA Qingwu [email protected] I $150,001 2018 DOE Reuse Osmosis forward osmosis, an Wang system for emerging membrane treatment of based technology that fracking uses natural osmosis as water a driving force to treat highly contaminated produced water/ Presents potential opportunities for beneficial reuse. Wastewater An Efficient This Small Business Porifera, Inc. San CA Jennifer jennifer.klare@poriferanan I 2018 DOE Reuse PFO-SPS Innovation Research Leandro Klare o.com $149,916.7 System for Phase I project will 9 Concentratio develop the design of a n of Brines system concentration of and brines and wastewater Wastewater using low enthalpy Using Low geothermal heat. Enthalpy Forward osmosis Geothermal technology excels in Heat processing difficult-to- treat waters, such as brines and oil and gas wastewater. Wastewater Supercritical Wastewater from oil and Envergex LLC Sturbridge MA Srivats srivats.srinivasachar@enver