Media Free Coatings Removal Technology for Navy Platforms using Atmospheric Plasma Navy SBIR FY2009.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2009.1 Topic No.: N091-065 Topic Title: Media Free Coatings Removal Technology for Navy Platforms using Atmospheric Plasma Proposal No.: N091-065-0355 Firm: Atmospheric Plasma Solutions 11301 Penny Road Suite D Cary, North Carolina 27518-2433 Contact: Peter Yancey Phone: (919) 341-8325 Web Site: http://www.aplasmasolution.com Abstract: The Navy and other DoD components require a media-free, environmentally friendly, rapid, and non-destructive method to remove coatings applied on and aboard Navy ships. Atmospheric Plasma Solutions Inc. (APS) has developed an atmospheric plasma process to accomplish this goal. Current processes for the removal of coatings for shipboard applications are expensive, require massive amounts of energy, and are potentially damaging to the environment. APS has previously demonstrated the effectiveness of its ionized atmospheric plasma process in the quick and efficient removal of coatings from a wide variety of aerospace related metal and temperature-sensitive substrates. This atmospheric plasma removal process should be adaptable to service naval and marine coating formulations as well. A modest amount of electricity and a low pressure air source are the only support materials required for the process to operate. The APS process is inherently scalable to meet the coating removal needs of both large and small applications alike, field repair applications as well as large scale dry-dock operations. Benefits: This Phase I project will develop a media free, environmentally friendly, portable coating removal technology applicable to virtually any painted/coated substrate found on Naval ships. Commercial applications will extend to include paint/coating removal from both military and civilian ships, aircraft, and land based platforms. This technology may also be applied to the industrial coating removal markets for structures such as bridges and buildings. Further process refinements will make this technology available to the recreational marine market, and eventually to consumer paint/coating removal products. It is expected to create virtually no hazardous byproducts other than the paint or coating and will be cost competitive with other coating removal technologies. Return