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A -- LLNL SEEKS POTENTIAL SOURCES WITH WHOM TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND SCALE UP A NEW WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY BASED ON CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION (CDI) Announcement The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the Department of Energy, is seeking potential sources with whom to further develop and scale up a new patented water treatment technology based on capacitive deionization. CDI with carbon-aerogel electrodes is an efficient and economical new process for removing salt and impurities from water. It eliminates the waste generation and waste treatment/disposal problems inherent in ion exchange by substituting non-toxic and non-polluting electricity for the acids, bases, and salts. CDI also has potential advantages with respect to energy consumption when compared to other water desalting process. Applications of CDI are brackish water/sea water desalination; treatment of heat exchanger and boiler water, industrial and commercial process water and ultra pure industrial water, reclamation of industrial waste water, municipal waste water, mixed hazardous and/or radioactive waste; mineral extraction; medical; domestic water softeners and refined drinking water treat instrumentation. LLNL is hoping to identify potential licensees for both the production of carbon aerogel electrodes using a continuous manufacturing process and the integration of these electrodes into packaged CDI units. If you are interested in working with LLNL on CDI please respond in writing to LLNL by providing the following information: (1) The name and address of your organization; (2) the name, address, telephone, and fax of the point of contact in your organization. Please send this information to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, ATTN: CDI, L-795, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550 or fax information to 510-423-8988 ATTN: CBD response to CDI. (0326)

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