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Tech Transfer Website:
http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/TechnologyTransfer.aspxDescription
The ERDC is a Major Subordinate Command of
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that develops and applies
innovative science and technology solutions to support warfighting,
infrastructure, environment, water resources, and disaster
operations. The ERDC consists of 2000 employees working in seven
laboratories at four sites. The ERDC headquarters is located at the
Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg, Miss. The
operating elements at that site are the Coastal and Hydraulics,
Environmental, Geotechnical and Structures, and the Information
Technology Laboratories. The Cold Regions Research and Engineering
Laboratory (CRREL) is located in Hanover, N.H. The Construction
Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) is located in Champaign,
Ill. The Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) is located in
Alexandria, Va. In the mid- 1960s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
determined that to successfully meet the challenge of its huge and
increasingly complex construction program a new research laboratory
was required. This decision led to the creation of the Construction
Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in 1968. The National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) recommended in 1968 that the Corps
establish a laboratory dedicated to this mission. NAS further
advised co-locating this facility with a major academic institution
having a strong engineering college. After judging proposals from
20 major universities, the Army chose the University of Illinois at
Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) as the location for the new Construction
Engineering Research Laboratory. The lab was dedicated July 25,
1969.
Mission
The mission of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
Center ( ERDC) is to provide quality, responsive engineering and
environmental research and development support to the Army and the
Nation. Specifically, the Construction Engineering Research
Laboratory focuses on:
- I nstallation operations - Research into technologies and systems that can be used to reduce the manpower and costs associated with operating installations by improving the maintenance and repair of infrastructure, conserving and improving energy utilization, preventing pollution and complying with environmental regulations, and improving base operations management functions through business and process reinvention.
- Military Land Management - Research to provide knowledge, tools, and improved practices to support the sustained military use of military lands, seas, and airspace, and to support military stewardship of natural and cultural geophysical resources on these lands.
- Facility Acquisition and Revitalization - Research to improve the facility delivery process, mitigate facility multi-hazard risk, and develop enduring building systems.
Technology Disciplines
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AMMONIA SEQUESTERING SYSTEM
Description:
The present invention is an ammonia sequestering system including a system controller connected to a plurality of flow control valves, a feed stream extending through a system inlet, and a system outlet. The feed stream is a liquid contaminated with ammonia. At least one exchange column is located between the system inlet and the system outlet. The ion column includes an ion exchange material, a column inlet connected to one of the flow control valves, and a column outlet connected to another of the flow control valves. The system also includes a regenerant stream of an aqueous solution of sodium cations, as well as an ammonia brine stream made up of the regenerant stream and ammonia.
Details
| Patent Number | US2017275186 |
| Inventors | Kathryn A . Guy ,Martin Page |
| Patent Issue Date | Oct 28, 2017 |
Composite biosorbent for treatment of waste aqueous system(s) containing heavy metals
Description:
A biosorbent composition, process of preparing and use thereof wherein the biosorbent composition comprises a chitosan-coated substrate. Useful substrates include support materials such as a ceramic support material. The biosorbent composition of the instant invention is useful in treating aqueous systems, including wastewater and aqueous waste streams, by removing undesired heavy metals.
Details
| Patent Number | US2002043496 |
| Inventors | Veera M. Boddu ,Edgar Dean Smith |
| Patent Issue Date | May 18, 2002 |
ELECTROKINETIC PURIFICATION DEVICE
Description:
An electrokinetic purification device includes at least three channels and a turbulence-reduction component for reducing turbulence with the concentration polarization (CP) zone. The main channel includes a pair of electrodes in contact with a solvent stream entering and exiting the main channel. A waste diversion channel branches from the main channel, allowing flow-through of a high concentration portion of the stream. A turbulence-reduction component comprised of a neutrally charged porous is placed across the entire interior cross section of the main channel and in contact with the upstream surface of the permselective material. The clean solvent discharge channel branches from the main channel, allowing flow-through of a low concentration portion of the stream.
Details
| Patent Number | US2017088443 |
| Inventors | Aaron T. Timperman |
| Patent Issue Date | Apr 30, 2017 |
FLUID GENERATOR SYSTEM
Description:
The present invention is a fluid power generator with elastic tension gradient strips that move in a serpentine fashion to generate power from fluid flow. Each strip has a tension gradient that decreases going back. This allows steady serpentine movement of the strip to move a coil generator across multiple magnets to generate power. Tensioning tubes keep the strips under tension and attach the strips to a strip support that also supports a magnet holder. The magnet holder keeps the magnets in position within the coil generators so that any serpentine movement of the strip can generate power.
Details
| Patent Number | US2018091023 |
| Inventors | Axy Pagan - Vazquez ,Carl A . Feickert ,Aaron Averbuch ,Meredith C . K . Sellers ,Christopher Joel Foster ,Scott M . Lux ,Justin Hesterberg ,Andy Friedl ,John Alexander Magerko , III |
| Patent Issue Date | Apr 29, 2018 |
SELF-REGENERATING BIOFILTER
Description:
The present invention is a self-regenerating biofilter. The biofilter tank receives untreated water through an intake inlet, filters it through a filtration mass and expels purified water through an output outlet. The filtration mass includes gravel and activated carbon layers separated by a mesh screen. A compressed air line is located below the mesh screen. Periodically, the biofilter self-cleans by opening a flush valve that expels a flush water stream carrying debris. The biofilter self-regenerates by periodically stopping filtration for a time, allowing biological matter left on the activated carbon to degrade into biomass. Periodically, the biofilter removes and flushes out biomass by application of water or a combination of air and water.
Details
| Patent Number | US2017088448 |
| Inventors | Martin Page ,Andrew J. Nelson ,Benjamin C. Masters |
| Patent Issue Date | Apr 30, 2017 |
System and method for bioremediating wastestreams containing energetics
Description:
A bioremediation system converts a waste stream, at least part of which is a fluid containing energetics, to carbon dioxide (CO2), water, and environmentally benign end products. It uses gas-enhanced sequencing-batch-reactors (SBRs), treating the waste stream in three SBRs seriatim. The first SBR uses a nitrogen purge, the second a hydrogen gas supplement, and the third an oxygen gas or forced air supplement. Each reactor may be supplemented with additives to optimize conditions such as pH, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient level. The system may be implemented under manual control, semi-automated, or fully automated, as needed. A waste stream of consideration is the pink water resultant from munitions fabrication and handling.
Details
| Patent Number | US2003175942 |
| Inventors | Byung J. Kim ,Clint M. Arnett ,Neal R. Adrian |
| Patent Issue Date | Oct 18, 2003 |
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Center for the Advancement of Sustainability Innovations (CASI)
Lab Reps:
Michelle Hanson
TheERDC Center for the Advancement of Sustainability Innovations (CASI)was established as a new capability in 2006, hosted at theConstruction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)in Champaign, Ill. ERDC established CASI with the goal offocusing the value of ERDC expertise, technologies and partnershipstoward helping the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the US Army and the Department of Defense (DoD)achieve more sustainable facilities and operations. The US military needs technologies and approaches that reduce consumption of fuel and water and other valuable resources while protecting soldiers, civilians and the environment. CASI focuses on helping the military address these challenges across all operations, in locations around the world, on permanent bases and across the full spectrum of military activities.
Paint Technology Center
P: (217) 373-6767Security Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0
Lab Reps:
Susan Drozdz
Triaxial Earthquake and Shock Simulator
P: (217) 373-6763E: James.Wilcoski@usace.army.milSecurity Clearance : Non Security LabSquare Footage: 0
Lab Reps:
James Wilcoski
