Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory, P.O. Box CN-17, James Forrestal Campus, Princeton, NJ 08543

A -- CRADA WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRY FOR R&D IN PLASMA CHEMISTRY DUE 082898 POC Mr. Lewis Meixler, Head of the Office of Technology Transfer, Fax (609) 243-2418 The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), operated by Princeton University under contract with the Department of Energy (DOE), is seeking industrial CRADA partners for research & development in technology related to chemical processes taking place in highly ionized gases, known as plasmas. Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) are structured to offer the partner company an opportunity to leverage its resources with that of the laboratory in the development of industrial products, and to share in the intellectual property such as patents, or copyright material developed jointly during the CRADA project. Intellectual property developed solely by the laboratory may be licensed from the laboratory by the industrial partner. The objective of the CRADA program is to increase U.S. competitiveness. All projects are conducted under policies of nondisclosure of company proprietary information. The industrial partner's contribution may be contributions of funding, labor, equipment, industrial components or software. This is not a procurement and no funding will flow from PPPL to the industrial partner. Costs of development will be shared equally between PPPL and the industrial partner. Plasmas are ionized gases that provide a source of energetic electrons, reactive atoms, free radicals, and molecules. Some types of plasma reactors provide a high-temperature region in which complex molecules can be broken down into their constituent parts, including highly reactive free radicals such as OH. By selecting the appropriate working gas, an oxidizing or reducing environment can be created. This process leads to a variety of useful byproducts. In principle, specific reactions will occur depending upon the feed stock chemicals, and the temperature. The temperature decreases gradually downstream from the plasma heating source. By feeding materials into the process at different locations along the stream, it is possible to select appropriate conditions to cause desired reactions to predominate. Typical potential applications of plasma chemistry include conversion of hazardous complex wastes into useful materials such as "syngas," the conversion of certain polymeric materials that are difficult to eliminate from the environment into useful chemicals, or the conversion of certain chemicals into more salable forms. PPPL has developed chemical kinetics modeling capability to support research in this area, and also has the ability to perform spectrographic diagnostic measurements of chemical concentrations in the reactor region and the effluent. These combined capabilities to model, and to observe critical reaction mechanisms, leads to the ability to alter the composition of the feed stock chemicals and move the chemical equilibrium toward more desirable byproducts. Potential industry partners are requested to submit a written response expressing interest in this program. The response should include responses to all of the following items. 1) A description of experience in this technical field. 2) A description of the participant's business. 3) The potential benefits of this CRADA to the participant's business. 4) The partner's capability and commitment to the commercialization of products developed under this CRADA. No proprietary information should accompany the response to this offer. Obligations of confidentiality may attend PPPL's disclosure of its technology with this offer. Depending on the partner's ability and commitment to commercialization and other factors, license to PPPL's technology may be available to the industrial partner under the CRADA. Only written responses can be accepted. Due date for responses is August 28, 1998 Posted 08/11/98 (W-SN235375). (0223)

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