Argonide
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Argonide Corporation is a Florida nanotechnology company. The company was formed in 1994 by American Fred Tepper, partly to provide employment for former Russian (government) scientists. Argonide began offering nanometal powders made by the exploding wire method (EWM) in 1997.[1][2]
Their main product, NanoCeram, uses aluminum oxide nanofibers for water filtration. The filter uses nanofibers originally developed at the Design Technology Center (DTC) in Tomsk, Russia.[3] NanoCeram can be incorporated into glass and cellulose non-woven sheets, is an extremely effective filtration medium.[4] The aluminum oxide fibers, which are only 2 nanometers wide, attract dirt, bacteria, viruses, and proteins using an electrostatic effect. NanoCeram can match the particle removal effectiveness of ultrafiltration, and it allows orders-of-magnitude higher flow rates at a given pressure difference or pressure drop.
Argonide has been awarded a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to filter water aboard the Space Shuttles. In 2002 it won an R&D 100 Award, given annually to the top 100 most technologically significant new products by R&D Magazine.[5]
References
- ^ "Nanometer Metal Powder Production | SBIR.gov". www.sbir.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "About Argonide". Argonide Advanced Water Filtration Systems. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ NNSA News January 2005 US-Russian Project Enters Space Technology Hall Of Fame Archived 2006-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on June 12, 2007
- ^ M-Tech Diagnostics NanoCeram Filters Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 12, 2007
- ^ Tech Briefs Freeing Water From Viruses and Bacteria Retrieved on May 30, 2007
External links
- Argonide
- NASA article on water filters
- About NASA contract Archived 2006-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
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