Project Grant 2530186
- The University of North Texas received a $149,896 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems on February 1, 2021 to support research titled "Functional Porous Organic Polymers as Advanced Decontamination Materials for Water Purification." The goal of this six-month project concluding on July 31, 2021 is to develop new functional porous organic polymers for use as advanced materials in water...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research effort to address the challenge of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) removal and conversion. Led by the University of Delaware, in partnership with several Southeastern universities, the project aims to build regional research capacity and infrastructure to enable PFAS mitigation within a circular economy framework. The key...
- This $691,033 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) will develop a systematic understanding of non-ideal adsorption in zeolites using the framework of the real-adsorbed solution theory. The research aims to improve the energy efficiency of chemical separation processes, particularly for aqueous polar mixtures confined within nanoporous materials. The project will combine experiments,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $200,000 to the University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division to develop a "dual-phase redox-driven electrochemical system" capable of simultaneously detecting heavy metal contamination and desalinating water. The system leverages redox-active polymers to selectively capture contaminants like arsenate and chromate, while also removing salts through the desalination...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research at Texas Woman's University (TWU) to develop advanced metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for effectively removing siloxane pollutants from water. The key products and services to be delivered include: Screening over 100 representative MOFs against various linear and cyclic siloxanes using computational simulations to identify promising...
- This $199,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research to elucidate the performance and mechanisms of nanofiltration (NF) for removing short-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated water. The research aims to evaluate NF removal of diverse (ultra)short-chain PFAS, establish structure-property-performance relationships using machine learning, and investigate PFAS interactions with NF...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $271,826.00 to the University of Alabama to develop new electrochemical technologies for efficient water pretreatment. The project aims to selectively remove scale-forming magnesium ions using vanadium oxide layered materials, which is expected to surpass the performance and sustainability of current water treatment methods. The research will integrate material synthesis,...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $458,433 Project Grant to the University of Alabama under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027. The award will support the development of system analysis and modeling tools to establish a knowledge base for use and discharge of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in the United States. Specifically, the Principal Investigator will collect and synthesize spatial and temporal data on polyfluoroalkyl and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under CFDA 47.041 (Engineering) awarded to the University of Florida provides $392,085 in funding from June 15, 2023 to May 31, 2028 to explore the use of natural language processing and machine learning techniques to develop structure-property relationships between the synthesis conditions and properties of graphene oxide (GO). The goal is to advance the rational design and development of GO-based technologies for water purification and...
- This $1,200,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support a collaborative research initiative focused on the defluorination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Led by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), in partnership with several Southeastern universities, the project aims to develop innovative technologies for PFAS separation, conversion, and removal across water, air, and soil. The...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $587,977 to the University of North Texas (UNT) to conduct research on the adsorption and competition of mixed oxoanion pollutants in porous materials under aqueous conditions. The project aims to provide insights into effective methods for removing these harmful pollutants from water, even when multiple oxoanions are present simultaneously. The research will utilize in situ infrared spectroscopy and ab initio modeling to elucidate the behavior of oxoanions adsorbed onto porous surfaces in water. Key objectives include decoupling the diffusion and binding processes involved in oxoanion adsorption, and identifying the competition dynamics between different oxoanions. The project will also involve training new scientists and conducting public education activities at local science museums. The award period runs from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2028.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $588.0k | 8/15/25 |