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Government Contracts

We list the government-funded programs awarded to Phasex Corporation.  They illustrate our breadth of experience and diverse fields of research.  More than $3 Million of SBIR grants has resulted in the generation of the broad knowledge base that  provides a competitive advantage for Phasex and for its customers.  This knowledge base reduces development time on any new application, minimizes development expenses, and decreases time to market.

The contracts are listed chronologically, starting with the first SBIR contract, an NSF-funded polymers fractionation program, in 1983.  Research on this program led to the first two technical publications of Phasex in 1984, joint publications with researchers from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University. (The papers are listed in the publications section).  Many of the government-funded programs resulted in publications.


National Science Foundation
(CPE-8361087)
Field: Polymer Processing
Program Title: Research on a New Process to Fractionate Polymers

National Institutes of Health
(N43-HB-57005)
Field: Polymer Processing
Program Title: Supercritical Fluid Fractionation of Pluronic F68 (for Substitute Blood Formulation)

Air Force Office of Scientific Research/DARPA
(F4920-85-C-0053)
Field: Advanced Materials
Program Title: Infiltration,A New Process for Densification of Ceramics

National Science Foundation
(ISI-8509931)
Field: Polymer Processing
Program Title: Research on a New Process to Fractionate Polymers (Phase II)

Department of Energy
(DE 86012336)
Field: Wastewater Extraction
Program Title: Supercritical Extraction of Phenolic Wastewater

Ballistic Research Laboratory
(DAAA15-86-C-0079)
Field: Recrystallization
Program Title: Exploratory Development on a New Process to Produce Improved RDX Crystals

National Science Foundation
(ISI-8660823)
Field: Recrystallization
Program Title: Supercritical Fluid Nucleation: An Improved Ultra-Fine Particle Formation Process

Air Force Armament Laboratory
(F08635-87-C-0346)
Field: Recrystallization
Program Title: Exploratory Development on a New Nitroguanidine Recrystallization Process

US Army Research Office/BRL Scientific Services Program
(DAAL03-86-D-0001)
Field: Recrystallization/Purification
Program Title: Gas Anti-Solvent Recrystallization: Application to the Separation and Subsequent Processing of RDX and HMX

National Science Foundation
(ISI-8760545)
Field: Separation
Program Title: Single Phase Enrichment of Supercritical Fluid Mixtures

Air Force Armament Laboratory
(F08635-89-C-0066)
Field: Recrystallization
Program Title: Exploratory Development on a New Nitroguanidine Recrystallization Process using Habit Modifiers

Astronautics Laboratory
(F04611-89-C-00420)
Field: Polymer Processing
Program Title: Supercritical Fluid Processing of Propellant Polymers

National Science Foundation
(CTS 8900122-subcontract)
Field: Polymer Processing
Program Title: Supercritical Fluid-Crystal Phase Fractionation of Polymers: Polyethylene-Propane

Air Force Armament Laboratory
(F08635-89-C-0193)
Field: Recrystallization
Program Title: Exploratory Development on a New Nitroguanidine Recrystallization Process (Phase II)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (through Army Missile Command)
(DAAH1-90-C-0732)
Field: Extraction/Reclamation
Program Title: Supercritical Fluid Processing of a Single-Base Propellant and a Nitramine-Base Munition

Wright Research and Development Center
(F33615-90-C-2075)
Field: Purification/Fractionation
Program Title: Development of JP-8 with Improved Thermal Oxidiative Stability

Arnold Engineering and Development Center
(F40600-90-C-0021)
Field: Recrystallization
Program Title: Development of a Submicron Monodisperse Aerosol Generator for Laser Doppler Velocimetry

Ballistic Missile Organization
(F04704-91-C-0033)
Field: Solvent Substitution
Program Title: Freon (CFC-113) solvent Replacement: A New Process for Precision Parts Cleaning

Chemical and Biological Defense Agency Procurement Division
(DAAA15-92-C-0037)
Field: Recrystallization/Dissemination
Program Title: Supercritical Fluid Nucleation for Improved Dissemination of Powdered Materials

Naval Surface Warfare Center
(N00174-92-C-0050)
Field: Extraction/Reclamation/Recrystallization
Program Title: Processing of Energetic Materials with Supercritical Fluids

Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
(N60921-92-C-0140)
Field: Advanced Materials:Infiltration
Program Title: Improved Method for Producing Silicon Carbide/Silicon Carbide Composites

Department of Energy/Westinghouse
(MBH-SVV-273110)
Field: Extraction/Remediation
Program Title: Supercritical Extraction (SFE) Remediation of Hanford Contaminated Soils

Ballistic Missile Organization
(F04704-92-C-0036)
Field: Solvent Substitution
Program Title: Precision Parts Cleaning: Freon Replacement Technology (Phase II)

Air Force Office of Scientific Research
(F49620-92-C-0036)
Field: Advanced Materials:Infiltration
Program Title: Improved Oxidation Resistance of 3D Carbon/Carbon Composites

U.S. Army CBDCOM
(DAAM01-94-C-0052)
Field: Extraction/Decontamination
Program Title: Decontamination of Delicate Military Equipment Using Supercritical Fluid Technology

U.S. Air Force
(F04611-94-C-0081)
Field: Recrystallization
Program Title: Phase Stabilization of Ammonium Nitrate for Environmentally Conscious Propellants: Gas Anti-Solvent Recrystallization

Office of Naval Research (Technology Reinvestment Program)
(N00014-94-C-0235)
Field: Solvent Substitution
Program Title: Environmentally Acceptable Photoresist Processing for Integrated Circuit Manufacturing


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