The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $600,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 2 grant to Ondavia, Inc. under CFDA Program 10.212. Through this grant, Ondavia proposes to develop, prototype, validate, and commercialize an in-line, automated, semi-continuous instrument to monitor and measure the nitrogen cycle in water using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) technology. The project aims to assemble and test a prototype analyzer for automated, quantitative analysis of ammonia and hydroxylamine in complex wastewater samples. This innovative detection approach couples SERS isotope-edited spectroscopy with colorimetric reactions to perform trace-level, quantitative nitrogen analysis. The resulting system is expected to provide wastewater treatment operators and engineers with the data needed to optimize system performance, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy efficiency.
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