Project Grant 84016201

Award Date 12/1/20
Completion Date 11/30/21
Dollars Obligated $25K
Awarding Federal Agency
Office of Grants and Debarment
Federal Grant Program
66.516
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
University, FL, USA

AN INCREASE IN WATER SCARCITY HAS RAISED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE (MOS2) LAYER-INTEGRATED HYGROSCOPIC NANOFILM INTEGRATED WITH A SOLAR EVAPORATOR WATER DESALINIZATION SYSTEM. THIS CLEAN WATER SYSTEM USES TWO RENEWABLE RESOURCES IN SEAWATER AND SUNLIGHT TO COMBAT AN EVOLVING PROBLEM IN DRINKING WATER SCARCITY WITH MINIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS AND OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO THE DESALINIZATION OF SEAWATER.

Posted 11/4/20, 12:00 AM