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To Separate Particulate and Gaseous Constituents of Atmospheric Aerosols

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Energy 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
99437 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
95284 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
32 c 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Aerosol Dynamics Inc.
935 Grayson St. Berkeley, CA 94710-
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: To Separate Particulate and Gaseous Constituents of Atmospheric Aerosols
Agency: DOE
Contract: DE-FG02-10ER85821
Award Amount: $99,967.00
 

Abstract:

Semi-volatile organic compounds play an important role in the atmosphere. These constituents are involved atmospheric transformation processes, and are an important source of secondary organic aerosols and may play a significant role in the formation of cloud condensation nuclei. Unanswered questions include the relative importance of anthropogenic and biogenic volatile organic emissions to secondary aerosol formation, as well as their global distribution and their contribution to particle growth and hygroscopicity. With current methods it is difficult to accurately separate and sample the gaseous and particulate phases of semi-volatile organic compounds. Proposed here is a new method relying on the physical separation of vapor and particulate constituents based on a condensationally-enhanced particle focusing and concentration into a clean air stream. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits: Answers to these questions rely on accurately measuring the concentration and the phase partitioning of these compounds. This will be facilitated by more accurate, and hopefully less cumbersome technology for the clean separation of the gaseous and particle phase constituents of ambient aerosols. Further, the technique proposed may also find application in separating cloud droplets and interstitial semivolatile organic compounds

Principal Investigator:

Nathan Kreisberg
Dr.
5106499360
nathan@aerosol.us

Business Contact:

Susanne Hering
Dr.
5106499360
susanne@aerosol.us
Small Business Information at Submission:

Aerosol Dynamics, Inc.
935 Grayson Street Berkeley, CA 94710

EIN/Tax ID: 943136261
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No