May 26, 2006 – A material designed to capture and remove mercury and other toxic substances from industrial waste streams is now available for commercial use.
Battelle announced that it has licensed the SAMMS technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Steward Environmental Solutions of Chattanooga, Tenn. Battelle operates the laboratory for the Department of Energy and transfers lab-developed technologies to the marketplace through licenses and other means.
According to Battelle, Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS) is a technology that can be tailored to selectively remove metal contaminants without creating hazardous waste or by-products. Steward intends to initially market its use for treating stack emissions from coal fired power plants, process industry and municipal facilities.