WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL
Project ID: 2004AL25B
Title: Development and Characterization of a New Class of High-Capacity Ion Exchangers and Environmentally Benign Process for Removal of Perchlorate in Water
Project Type: Research
Focus Categories: Management and Planning, Surface Water, Groundwater
Keywords: Perchlorate removal, ion exchange, ligand exchange, regenerative process, residual waste treatment, rocket fuel, water treatment
Start Date: 03/01/2004
End Date: 02/28/2005
Federal Funds: $25,000
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $61,278
Congressional District: 3rd
Principal Investigators:
Dongye Zhao
Aliecia R. McClain
Willie F. Harper
Abstract
This project aims to develop an environmentally benign, cost-effective process for effective removal and complete destruction of perchlorate in drinking water from affected Alabama sources. A new class of novel sorbents, referred to as polymeric ligand exchangers or PLE will be prepared and characterized. Water from three Alabama sites of national caliber will be tested in the research.