Wilmington Delaware’s framergy Inc., is one of 21 small businesses sharing $2.3 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop technologies that will help protect human health and the environment.

In collaboration with Texas A&M University, framergy will develop a novel water pretreatment system that combines the use of a cutting-edge nanostructured sorbent for effective removal of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS.  At the heart of the technology is its innovative, chemically stable, metal-organic frameworks.

“Our company’s SBIR-funded titanium metal-organic frameworks have proven to not only capture PFAS in water systems but to break them down into safer substances with the help of the sun,” said framergy’s Chief Operating Officer Ray Ozdemir. 

The company is one of 21 small businesses that are receiving Phase I contracts through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program designed to encourage new technologies to monitor air quality, treat drinking water, clean up contaminated sites, and create greener, less toxic materials

The program awards contracts annually through a two-phase competition. Companies compete for a Phase I award of up to $100,000 by submitting research that addresses key environmental issues. After receiving a Phase I award, companies are eligible to compete for a Phase II award of up to $300,000 to further develop and commercialize the technology.

For more information on EPA’s SBIR Phase I recipients, visit https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts/index.cfm/fuseaction/recipients.display/rfa_id/641/records_per_page/ALL

Learn more about EPA’s SBIR program at www.epa.gov/sbir.

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