New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
Research and Development
The Research &
Development program includes long-term strategic R&D as well as short-term projects
to address technical challenges at individual companies. The technology testbeds
at RIT and its partner universities will be instrumental in bringing innovative
P2 technologies to market.
A major element of the R&D program for the NYSP2I is the establishment of a number of P2 testbeds. A testbed has three major attributes:
- It is a technology development or demonstration facility, laboratory or other platform for use in experimentation for technology development projects that support the goals of P2.
- It allows for rigorous, transparent and replicable testing and validation of technologies, scientific theories, analytical tools, and other new technologies.
- It will be used to publicly demonstrate technologies and tools to New York State industries, university researchers, government agencies, non-profit organizations and citizens.
| NYSP2I Testbed | Location |
| Surface Cleaning Technology Evaluation Facility | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Printing Applications Laboratory | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Life Cycle Environmental Engineering of Nanomaterials | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Green Processing via Process Intensification | Clarkson University |
| Advanced Materials Synthesis for Pollution Reduction | Clarkson University |
| Monitoring/ Sensors | Clarkson University |
| Environmental Systems | Clarkson University |
| Green Supply Chain Management | Clarkson University |
| Biofuels Testing Facility | Clarkson University |
| Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Polymer Processing and Testing | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Membrane Process Test Facilities | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Aqueous Process Management | University at Buffalo |
| Sustainable Chemical Processes | University at Buffalo |
| Toxicology and Risk Reduction | University at Buffalo |
R&D related to P2 Tools & Management Practices
Barriers to P2 adoption are not always technical; they may lie in the realm of management practices or in the absence of appropriate assessment or analytical tools. The NYSP2I works to identify needs for specific but undeveloped tools and customizes existing P2 assessment tools for use by the RTDCs and other assistance providers. These may include new methods for integrated Lean and Green process assessments and simplified life cycle assessment tools.