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SBIR Phase I: Advanced Manufacturing for Aerogels for Low and Zero-Emission Applications — NSF Award to WESTWOOD AEROGEL CO. (CA,

The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be to develop and optimize an advanced manufacturing process for aerogel insulation materials. Aerogels are a class of lightweight thermal super-insulators that are challenging and costly to manufacture due to a high-he

Award titleSBIR Phase I: Advanced Manufacturing for Aerogels for Low and Zero-Emission Applications
Award ID2401627
AwardeeWESTWOOD AEROGEL CO.
CityALBANY
StateCA
Amount obligated$274,855
Principal investigatorPatricia McNeil
ProgramSBIR Phase I
Start date07/01/2024
AbstractThe broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be to develop and optimize an advanced manufacturing process for aerogel insulation materials. Aerogels are a class of lightweight thermal super-insulators that are challenging and costly to manufacture due to a high-heat, high-pressure drying process in the final stages of production. To address this, a new method for drying aerogels using ambient pressure and ambient temperature has been develo
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