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Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308

Nanomaterial Composites for 

Next Generation Water Filters

Cooperative Research and 

Development Final Report

CRADA Number: CRD-06-197

NREL Technical Contact: David Ginley

CRADA Report

NREL/TP-7A10-53839

April 2013
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Cooperative Research and Development Final Report

In accordance with Requirements set forth in Article XI.A(3) of the CRADA document, this document is 

the final CRADA report, including a list of Subject Inventions, to be forwarded to the Office of Science

and Technical Information as part of the commitment to the public to demonstrate results of federally 

funded research.

CRADA number: CRD-06-197

CRADA Title: Nanomaterial Composites for Next Generation Water Filters

Parties to the Agreement: Global Water

Joint Work Statement Funding Table showing DOE commitment:

Estimated Costs NREL Shared 

Resources

Year 1 $ 200,000.00

Year 2 $ 300,000.00

Year 3 $ 500,000.00

TOTALS $ 1,000,000.00

Abstract of CRADA work:

DOE laboratories, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have been placing subcontracts 

for research and development services with scientific institutes in the NIS under various DOE programs 

for many years. Currently, there are approximately 190 subcontracts under a relatively new DOE 

program known at the New Independent States - Industrial Partnering Program (NIS-IPP). The remaining 

subcontracts with NIS scientific institutes are under various other DOE programs.

The NIS-IPP supports the national security interest of preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass 

destruction through cooperative projects between the United States and military-related institutes in 

the NIS. The goal of NIS-IPP projects is to redirect technologies, materials, resources and personnel in 

the NIS to non-military scientific and commercial research and development. NIS-IPP projects are being 

implemented through subcontracts funded by the U.S. Government between NIS military-related 

institutes and the following 10 DOE national laboratories: Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven 

National Laboratory, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, 

Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 

and National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Under this CRADA, the Parties will produce and test a composite filter element that will remove 

particles, bacteria and viruses to produce safe drinking water.
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Summary of Research Results:

We demonstrated that alumina could be integrated into porous carbon-based water filters enhancing 

removal of viruses and heavy metals.

Subject Inventions listing:

U.S. Application No. 13/130,109, filed May 19, 2011, entitled “Porous Block Nanofiber Composite 

Filters” 

International Application No. PCT/US08/84434, filed November 21, 2008, entitled “Porous Block 

Nanofiber Composite Filters”

Report Date: 3/14/13 Responsible Technical Contact at Alliance/NREL: David Ginley

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