MagnaTech Submits Phase I Proposal to the Department of Energy

MagnaTech has now submitted a Phase I SBIR proposal to the Department of Energy. The proposal describes a research effort to reclaim phosphorus from wastewater sludge by reacting the phosphorus within the sludge with iron powder. Once the phosphorus has been reacted, the reacted powder will serve as a fluid bed to homogenize the phosphorus within the iron particles. It is expected that the powder produced will be further cold die compacted and sintered into parts for automotive transmissions and motor components, such as rotors and stators. MagnaTech currently has a patent accomplishing the same objective, using elemental phosphorus as the material. In the new concept, the phosphorus within the sludge is intended to replace the elemental phosphorus. The new technology will be beneficial to sewage authorities and other sources with unwanted phosphorus that must be transported to a landfill at the authority's expense. it will also alleviate health issues related to current processing techniques and conserve existing diminishing supplies of ore that are expected to be depleted by 2150. MagnaTech would be interested in dialog with interested parties concerning this new technology.