The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $550,000 Partnerships for Innovation - Technology Translation (PFI-TT) project grant to the University of Southern California (USC) to develop a novel plasma-based pollution remediation device for removing diesel soot particulates. This 2-year project will integrate an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to significantly reduce harmful emissions from large diesel engines over 600 kW, which currently lack viable exhaust treatment technologies. The project will leverage USC's expertise in plasma physics and the industry partner Rypos, Inc.'s specialized porous stainless steel material to enable a more compact and effective ESP/DPF system. This work under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to address the public health and environmental impacts of diesel soot, a carcinogenic pollutant linked to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. The project will also provide hands-on research experiences for undergraduate students at the minority-serving Citrus College.
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