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Microwave system for small-scale treatment of rocket propellant laboratory derived waste

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9302-12-C-0025
Agency Tracking Number: F083-263-0645
Amount: $971,409.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF083-263
Solicitation Number: 2008.3
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2012-09-30
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2016-07-22
Small Business Information
372 West Lyon
Laramie, WY 82072
United States
DUNS: 000000000
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Chang Yul Cha
 President
 (307) 742-2829
 ccha@chacorporation.com
Business Contact
 Chang Yul Cha
Title: President
Phone: (307) 742-2829
Email: ccha@chacorporation.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

ABSTRACT: During normal course of research, development, and testing by AFRL at EAFB, small quantities of environmentally hazardous propellant, explosive, and pyrotechnic (PEP) wastes are produced. The objective of this SBIR Phase II project is to construct and field-demonstrate a prototype capable of destroying 30 pounds per month of PEP waste at AFRL Propellant Research Laboratory. After the successful field-testing, this prototype can be installed at EAFB to destroy all PEP wastes produced by AFRL. CHA Microwave Energetic Laboratory waste Disposal System (MELDS) destroys small quantities of PEP waste on-site at military, industrial and university laboratories. The system was designed to destroy both liquid and solid slurry wastes and contaminated laboratory supplies and to operate in research laboratories whenever small quantities of PEPs are generated. During Phase I work a complete destruction of hydrazines, nitroaromatics, and perchlorates in solution was experimentally demonstrated with no hazardous air or water emissions. Additionally the destruction of contaminated laboratory supplies, such as gloves and paper towels was accomplished without hazardous air emissions. The MELDS is small enough to install inside a laboratory and economically advantageous compared to currently available disposal technologies. The MELDS can also destroy hazardous medical wastes and toxic chemicals on-site as generated. BENEFIT: The proposed microwave disposal system requires less than $158,000 installation footprint. It will treat up to 30 pounds per month environmentally hazardous waste produced by military and other research laboratories, and medical facilities. Operation of this system can reduce the indicated environmentally hazardous waste disposal annualized costs by up to 80%, without creating air and water pollutants.

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