HomeMy WebLinkAboutContracts & Agreements_65-2005Demonstration Round 3. Oz game Monomer Tailoring of Granular Activated
Carbon to Remove Perchlorate at Redlands, CA
Submitted to:
Mr. Douglas Headnck, P E
Chief of Water Resources
City of Redlands
Municipal Utilities Dept.Civic Center, P 0 Box 3005
35 Cajon St , Ste 15A
Redlands, CA 92373
Submitted by•
Fred S Cannon
Penn State Institutes of the Environment
Land and Water Research Building
University Park, PA 16801
Approved by:
R Killoren
Associate Vice President for Research
The Pennsylvania State University
April 4, 2005
PEN, N STATE
Penn State Institutes of the Environment
April 4, 2005
Mr Douglas Headrick, P E
Chief of Water Resources
City of Redlands
Municipal Utilities Dept
Civic Center, P 0 Box 3005
35 Cajon St, Ste 15A
Redlands, CA 92373
dheadrick@cityofredlands org
The Pennsylvania State Unwersit}
Land and water Research Building
University Park PA 16802
Mr Dave N Commons
Water Operations Manager
City of Redlands
Municipal Utilities Dept
Civic Center P 0 Box 3005
35 Capon St , STE 15A
Redlands CA 92373
dcommons@citvofredlands org
814 863 0291
Fax 814 $65 1378
hup.11www.envtronment psu.edu
Mr Greg Gage
Utilities Project Manager
City of Redlands
Municipal Utilities Dept
Civic Center, P 0, Box 3005
35 Capon St ,STE 15A
Redlands, CA 92373
ggage@cityofredlands org
Re. Scope and Budget Relative to Demonstration Round 3 Organic Monomer Tailoring of
Granular Activated Carbon to Remove Perchlorate at Redlands, CA
Dear Mr Douglas Headrick, Mr Dave N Commons, and Mr Greg Gage
In follow-up of recent discussions, may we offer the following Scope and Budget for the above -listed
Round 3 project As you well know, we have been conducting demonstration -scale tests for removing
perchlorate from your Texas Street groundwater during the past eight months, and the results thus far
indicate that perchlorate can be effectively removed while not creating adverse complications
Specifically, we have seen no nitrosodimethyl amine (NDMA) formation, and no nitrate rollover through
the tailored GAC It also appears from Round 1 and 2 testing that there is no monomer leaching after the
first 500-1000 bed volumes of operation The interested parties concur that we could usefully progress to
Round 3 testing of this monomer -tailoring protocol at Texas Street
The Objectives of this testing will be
I Demonstrate near -full-scale performance of tailored activated carbon
2 Gather data that can be used to identify full-scale costs of operating this tailored activated carbon
process
3 After acquinng certification from NSF and permitting from California DHS, prepare to purvey
potable water through the Texas Street plant to City of Redlands customers
In this next round of testing, we will aim to operate three activated carbon beds in series that are
configured just as they would be when the entire Texas Street plant processes 6-10 MGD The 6 MGD is
the full flow of Texas Street water that does not contain high nitrate levels, and there may be ways to
increase the groundwater supply availability to up to 10 MGD For this test, we will employ two tailored
GAC beds in senes, chased by a non -tailored polishing bed The first two beds will each contain roughly
2000 pounds of Ultracarb GAC that are tailored with a quaternary amine monomer The subsequent
polishing bed will contain 2000 pounds nominal of bituminous GAC
Ultimate full-scale operation will involve the 24 existing GAC beds, and 20 of these will be configured in
four groups of five Within a given group, two tailored GAC beds will flow north toward a polishing
GAC bed, and two other tailored GAC beds will flow south toward the same polishing GAC bed In the
remaining group of 4 beds, two tailored beds will flow to a polishing bed from one direction, and one
tailored GAC bed will flow to this same polishing bed from the other direction This means that the
tailored GAC beds will each host a 12 -minute empty bed contact time (EBCT), as measured through that
An Equal Opportunity Umvers:ty
bed, and the polishing GAC beds will each host a 6 -minute EBCT
For the tests herein, we will operate at flow rates that achieve a 3 to 7 minute EBCT (the shorter EBCT
will subsequently facilitate more water flow through the existing full-scale Texas Street plant) The
shorter EBCT's could employ slightly smaller gram sizes To be consistent with this full-scale condition,
then, this Round 3 test will operate at 70-170 gpm, and this will translate to 3-7 minute EBCT through
each of the three 2000 pound tailored GAC beds We will also continue the Round 2 test during this time
and also possibly Round 1 for a while until perchlorate breakthrough extends upwards
If we process water through these Round 3 beds for 80,000 BV (as measured through the first tailored
bed), this trial could continue for 6-12 months The bench -scale RSSCT's (Figure 1) have shown that we
can reach 30,000-35,000 bed volumes before detectable perchlorate breakthrough occurs We expect
further that full breakthrough may occur at twice the bed volumes as initial breakthrough We anticipate
that by having three beds in series, we can receive a permit from California DHS to process water through
the first bed nearly until full breakthrough occurs in it, since this will occur before any perchlorate breaks
through the second Moreover, in accordance with typical CaDHS requirements, the third polishing bed
will serve as belts and suspenders to the first two beds
On the basis of the RSSCT results thus far (Figure 1), we could process about 40,000-50,000 BV (as
measured through the first bed) before we take this first bed out of series Then the second becomes the
first, and a new tailored bed follows that one At change -out, a portion of the second bed has already
become loaded with the perchlorate that passed through the first bed This second bed can thus operate
for yet another 40,000-50,000 BV (as measured through one bed) before it becomes fully exhausted, and
is then taken out of operation and its media replaced Thus, at steady state, a given bed of tailored GAC
will last about 80,000-90,000 BV (as measured through one bed) before it is replaced, and this
corresponds to 22-25 months of full-scale operation when the Texas Street plant processes 6 MGD of
water At change -out, there would be 1220-1380 acre feet of water that passed through that full-scale bed
and its two companion beds in series
On the basis of the data that we have gathered thus far from our Round 1 and 2 demonstrations, we have
been preparing a certification application to the National Sanitation Foundation We will supplement this
application with additional data from the Round 1 and Round 2 tests as the data unfolds We also will
soon submit a comprehensive data set to the California Department of Health Service
This Round 3 test will be a collaborative activity, between the City of Redlands, Penn State, and
Westates-US Filter Conceptually, the Penn State team will spearhead the analysis of perchlorate, TOC,
pH, radioactivity, NDMA (via subcontract), organic monomer (both in-house and via subcontract), and
several other parameters The Penn State team will also prepare technical data for submittal to the
California DHS Westates-US Filter will install the GAC media and conduct the monomer tailoring
Westates-US Filter staff will also be available from time to time to coordinate with on-site operations and
prepare data for National Sanitation Foundation submittals The City of Redlands will operate the GAC
beds, gather water samples, and monitor for nitrate, nitrite, TCE, and DBCP The analytical protocol is
further identified in the table below The scope of budget herein pertains to the Penn State activity (and
their subcontractors) The work by others is budgeted separately The team will operate the full-scale test
at the City's Texas Street Water Treatment Plant At this plant, the groundwater contains 50-70 ppb
perchlorate and 3-4 mg/L nitrate as N The effluent from the test beds will initially discharge to
Redlands' sanitary sewer, and then we anticipate that the water will be purveyed to Redlands customers
when a CaDHS permit is acquired The GAC beds that have been preloaded with organic monomer will
cease water treatment operation when the first bed has reached perchlorate -removal exhaustion and/or
when the second tailored bed exhibits initial perchlorate breakthrough
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The Penn State team will test the water samples for such parameters as pH, perchlorate, and organic
monomer (via colorimetric titration), with frequency as shown in Table 1 The Penn State team will
particularly monitor for the organic monomer during the first 300 bed volumes of start-up, when the
greatest possibility of leaching could occur For routine monthly screening of the organic monomer or
polymer m the effluent, we will employ a colorimetric method that has been developed by Tsubouchi,
Mitsushio, and Yamasaki (1981), which uses a two-phase titration Our tests to date show that this
method will monitor the quaternary amine -based organic monomer down to a minimum detection limit of
01-02mg/L
Subcontractors to Penn State will employ gas chromatography -mass spectrophotometry several times
over the course of the test, so as to monitor the influent and effluents for mtrosodimethy{amine (NDMA),
and the organic monomer tailoring agent Some of the effluent samples that are monitored for NDMA
will be post -chlorinated to yield a residual of about 0 5 mg/L The Penn State team will also monitor the
influent and effluent water several times for radiation that may originate from uranium or other
radioactive species
Along with these full-scale trials, the Penn State team will also conduct bench -scale RSSCT experiments,
in which we will (a) test whether we can find a yet better way to tailor the activated carbon, (b) improve
performance and reliability of the monomer -tailored GAC that we are now using, and (c) explore means
of thermally reactivating the GAC beds
Also, members of the Penn State team will be available to visit Redlands for a day or two on several
occasions We will also avail ourselves to corresponding with the California Department of Health
Services (CaDHS) and National Sanitation Foundation personnel so as to provide these entities with the
technical information that they would need to appraise whether this monomer preloading protocol could
become approved for removing these anions from water at Redlands Specifically, the Penn State team is
available to meet with representatives of these two entities prior to starting the full-scale test and also
during the test so as to establish a testing protocol that will provide them with the information that they
would need to appraise this protocol On previous occasions, the CaDHS personnel have indicated that
they do not recognize any "show -stoppers" in this monomer tailoring protocol that would inherently
preclude this protocol from becoming approved
The budget from the City of Redlands to Penn State for the Penn State activity will be 550,000, as
identified in the attached budget page
In support of the above, Westates US Filter has offered to provide and prepare, under separate budget, the
three activated carbon beds for these trials
During the water treatment operations time, the City of Redlands will operate the GAC beds, monitor
water flow rates, and take samples from four locations at approximately weekly intervals The City of
Redlands will mail these samples to Penn State via proper means The City of Redlands will also send
out round-robin samples to a certified lab for analyses that the CaDHS or NSF may require Also, the
City of Redlands will conduct analyses in-house of nitrate, nitrite, TCE, and DBCP The funds for City
of Redlands activity and for round robin analyses by a certified lab will originate from a source other than
the budget herein
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Table 1. Analyses Performed by Penn State (or their subcontracting Iaborator3) or others as
specifically listed during Full -Scale Operation of Tailored Activated Carbons
Parameter
Analytical
Protocol
Detec-
tion
Limit
In-
fluent
Effluent
from each
of two
Tailored
GAC beds
Effluent
from
Polishing
GAC bed
Total no
of
Samples
Antici-
pated
Anal -
yzed
by
Perchlorate#
Ion Chroma-
tography
1-4 ppb
2/mo
Weekly
initially,
then 2/mo
Weekly
initially,
then 2/mo
100-180
PSU
Nitrate, nitrite
Ion Chroma-
tography
ppb
range
1/mo
8/day until
b -through
1/mo
20-50
Red-
lands
Nitrate, nitrite
Hach kit
Ppb
range
1/wk
l/wk
1/wk
200-400
Red -
lands
pH, TOC,
conductivity
pH meter,
Shimadzu,
probe
0 1-0 3
mg/L
TOC
1/mo
1/mo
1/mo
20-50
PSU
Organic monomer
Colorimetric
titration (T-
M -Y method)
0 1-0 2
mg/L
2-3
times
per run
Daily at
start, then
1/mo
Daily at
start, then
1/mo
30-60
PSU
Organic monomer
HPLC -MS
150 ppt
1 time
/run
3-4 times /
run
3-4 times /
run
10-13
Shane
Snyder
NDMA
GCMS
5 ppt
1 time
/ run
3-4 times /
run
6-8 times /
run**
13-17
CH2M
-Hill
Tnchloroethylene
(TCE)###
GCMS
Several
ppb
2-5 per
run
2-5 per run
2-5 per run
8-20
Red-
Iands
DBCP
GCMS
0 01-10
ppb
range
1-2
times
2-3 times
per run
2-5 times
per run
8-18
Red -
lands
Total Coliform,
Heterotrophic
Plate Count
Presence/
absence
1
colony
1-3
times
none
1-3 times
2-6
Red -
lands
Radioactivity in
water*
Gross alpha
pCi
range
1-2
times /
run
1-2 times
per run
1-2 times
per run
4-8
PSU
Radioactivity in
bed
Geiger
counter
At end of
run
At end of
run
Red -
lands
# The City or Redlands, or their contracting lab, will replicate perchlorate analyses for about every tent
perchlorate analysis
* Penn State will monitor the influent and effluent water for radioactivity Also, it is scheduled that the
City of Redlands will also monitor radioactivity within the GAC bed with a Geiger counter at the
completion of the trials
**Effluent will be monitored for NDMA under both non -chlorinated and chlorinated conditions To
simulate the chlorinated condition, CH2M-Hill will chlorinate the effluent at 0 8 mg/L C12 with the
anticipation of achieving a residual of about 0 5 mg/L C12, and then this sample will be analyzed for
NDMA If NDMA appears in these occasional samples, the NDMA will be monitored at the higher
frequency
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Destination
Sample Container
Parameters Monitored
Time of Collecting
Samples
Redlands
Plastic, 250 mL
Nitrate, nitrite
Weekly by Hach,
monthly by ion
chromatography
Redlands
100 mL Glass, no
headspace, Teflon -lined
cap
TCE, DBCP
2-5 times/run (first
sample taken 1 month
after start-up, last
sample toward end of
testing
Penn State, attention
Bob Parette
212 Sackett Engr Bldg
Civil and Envir Engr
Penn State Univ
State College, PA 16802
Pre -rinse, 250 mL #2
plastic, no head space,
seal cap with
electrician's tape,
shipped in cooler, but
ice not needed
Perchlorate, TOC, pH,
conductivity, isopropyl
alcohol, organic
monomer (via
colorimetric analysis)
Weekly for first month,
then 2/month
CH2M-Hill Sample
Receiving
Attention Kathy
McKinley
2300 N W Walnut
Blvd
Corvallis, OR
97330-3538
Amber glass Containers
that CH2M-Hill mails
Redlands, no head
space, wrap bottles in
bubble wrap, pack in a
cooler, pack in ice, and
ship overnight
NDMA
(a) Within 30 hours of
start-up, (b) about a
month after startup, (c)
and 3-5 months after
startup
Shane Snyder
Southern Nevada Water
Authority
243 Lakeshore Road
Boulder City, NV 89005
1 -liter silanized amber
glass containers that
Shane Snyder mails to
Redlands, no head
space, wrap bottles in
bubble wrap, pack in a
cooler, pack in ice, and
ship overnight
Organic monomer (via
HPLC -MS)
(a) Effluent sample
within 2-4 hours of
startup, (b) in, out of
first, out of second, out
of third within 30 hours
of startup, (c) in, out of
first, out of second, out
of third about a month
after startup, (d) in, out
of first, out of second,
out of third about 3-5
months after startup
We are available to discuss these opportunities further upon request
Sincerely
Fred S Cannon
d nvi onmental Engineering
Director, Pen ate Insti t - Environment
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R i110 -n
Associate Vice President for
Research
Perchlorate Concentration (ppb)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
Figure 1 Perchlorate Adsorption from Redlands Water onto Monomer
Preloaded GAC
10 r.
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000
Bed Volumes
1i
ll
--�— Monomer A —E—Monomer B Monomer C —42 Monomer D - - - Virgin GAC
NAME
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
POSITION TITLE
Fred S Cannon
212 Sackett Engineering Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-8754 fcannon@psu edu
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION j DEGREE
CONFERRED
FIELD OF STUDY
University of California, Davis
Stanford University
Stanford University
University of Illinois, Urbana
Appointments'
1993 -present
1989-1992
1984-1989
1981-1984
1978-I980
1974175
Awards
Assoc of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, Distinguished Service Award, 1999
AWWA Best Journal Paper Award, 1999
Am Carbon Sac , Best Student Oral Paper Award to Kirk 0 Nowack (Advisor F S Cannon), 2001
Am Carbon Soc , Best Student Oral Paper Award to David W Mazyck (Advisor F 5 Cannon), 1999
Am Carbon Soc 2°d13`d place Best Ph D Thesis Award to David W Mazyck (Adv F S Cannon) 2001
AWWA Academic Achievement Award for Ph D Thesis to Cannon, Second Place, 1994
Summer Research Opportunities Program, Distinguished Mentor Award, 1995 (for mentoring minority students)
Founding Recipient of Fred Cannon Award for Recruitment/Retention of Ph D Candidates of Color
Registrations and Professional Societies
P E , Chemical Engr , Calif , 1982, (CH 3879) P E , Mechanical Engr , Calif , 1982 (M 22763)
Tau Beta Pi
International Who's Who of Professionals (1998), Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America (1980's)
Who's Who in the West (1980's), Who's Who in the East (1990's), Who's Who in America (2003)
International Scientist of the Year (2002)
American Water Works Association (AWWA), Journal AWWA Advisory Board
Amencan Carbon Society, Advisory Committee (Elected)
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
Representative Recent Publications
Dusenbury, J S and F S Cannon (2004) Effect of Advanced Oxidants Generated via Ultra -Violet Light on a
Sequentially Loaded and Regenerated Granular Activated Carbon Biofilter Air and Waste Management v 54
Wang, Y , F S Cannon, D Neill, K Crawford, R.X Voigt, J C Furness, C R Glowacki (2004) Effects of Advanced
Oxidation Treatment on Green Sand Properties and Emissions Accepted by American Foundry Society Transactions
Land, J D, F 5 Cannon, R C Voigt, J Goudzwaard (2004) Perspectives on Foundry Air Emissions A Statistical
Analysis Approach Accepted by American Foundry Society Transactions
Nowack, K 0 , F S Cannon, D W Mazyck (2004) Enhancing Activated Carbon Adsorption of 2-
methylisoborneoi Methane and Steam Treatments Environmental Science and Technology 38, pp 276-284
Glowacki, C R, G R Crandell, F S Cannon, R C Voigt, J K Clobes, J C Furness, 13 A McComb, S M
Knight. (2004) Emissions Studies at a Test Foundry using an Advanced Oxidation -Clear Water System American
Foundry Society Transactions No 03-152 (20 pp )
Goudzwaard, J E, C M Kurtti, J H Andrews, F S Cannon, R C Voigt, J E Firebaugh, I C Furness, D L
Sipple (2004) Foundry Emmissions Effects with an Advanced Oxidation Blackwater System Accepted by
American Foundry Society Transactions No 03-079 (20 pp )
B S
M S
Adv Eng
Ph D
Born March 30, 1954 Whittier, CA
1977
1978
1980
1993
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering
US Citizen
The Pennsylvania State University, Associate and Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Graduate Research Assistant
McLaughlin Water Engineers, Denver, CO, Project Manager
Brown and Caldwell Engineers, Pasadena, CA, Process -Mechanical Engr
Stanford University, Graduate Research Assistant
U 5 Bureau of Reclamation (summers)
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, FRED S CANNON
Moore, B C , F S Cannon, D H Metz, J DeMarco (2003) GAC Pore structure at Cincinnati, OH 6
Cycles of Full-Scale Water Treatment/Reactivation JAWWA 95(2) pp 103-112
Frazier, S W, K 0 Nowack, K M Goins, F S Cannon, L A Kaplan, P G Hatcher (2003) Characterization of
organic matter from natural waters using tetramethylammonium hydroxide thermochemolysis GC-MS J Anal
Appl Pyrolysis (70) pp 99-128
Na, C Z , F S Cannon, B Hagerup (2002) Perchlorate Removal via Iron-Preloaded Granular Activated Carbon and
Borohydride Regeneration JAWWA 94(11) pp 90-102
Mazyck D W, Cannon FS (2002) Overcoming calcium catalysis during the thermal reactivation of GAC Part I1
Variation of process parameters Carbon 40(3) 241-252
Land J D , Voigt R C , Cannon F S , Furness, J C , Goudzwaard J , Luebben, H (2002) "Performance and Control of
a Green Sand System Durmg the Installation and Operation of an Advanced Oxidation System " American Foundry Society
Transactions, Vot 110, pp 705 715
Zhang, X Y and F S Cannon (2002) Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaning of Asphalt from Surfaces The Acceleratmg
Rate Calorimetry (ARCTM) Study The Effect of Silica Gel and Solution pH on Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition Jour
Advanced Oxidation Technologies 5(2) pp 198-210
Frederick, H T and F S Cannon (2001) Calcium Loading onto GAC Effect of NOM, pH, and Coagulant
Competition Dec 2001 JAWWA
Frederick, H T ,F S Cannon, B A Dempsey (2001) Calcium and TOC Loading Effect of Hydroxyl and Carboxyl
Substituents Jour of Colloids and Surfaces
Cannon, F S and T Y Yeh (2001) Copper Removal to PPB Residuals via Iron Coagulants and Biosolids Storage
Conditioning ASCE Environmental Eng Div May
Moore BC, Cannon FS, Westrick JA, Metz DH, Shrive CA, DeMarco J, Hartman DJ (2001) Changes in GAC pore
structure during full-scale water treatment at Cmcmnati A comparison between virgin and thermally reactivated GAC
Carbon, 2001,39(6) 39, 789-807
Frederick, H T , F S Cannon and B A Dempsey (2000) Calcium loading onto granular activated carbon with
salicylate or phthalate onto GAC Colloids and Surfaces 177(2-3) 157-168
Mazyck, D W and F S Cannon (2000) Overcoming Calcium Catalysis during thermal reactivation of granular
activated carbon Part I Steam curing plus ramped-temperature N2 treatment Carbon Vol 38, pp 1785-1799
(F S Cannon has co authored over 130 refereed papers, conference proceedings, and engineering documents)
Synergistic Activities
NSF Committee of Visitors Review the Proposal Review process and direction of the Design, Manufacturing, and
Industrial Innovation Division, 2003
Co-Principal Investigator Sloan Foundation Fellowships for Minority Ph D Candidates
Co-Chair, Assoc Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, Workshop on Research Frontiers, 1999
Chair, American Carbon Society Workshop Carbons for a Greener Planet, May 2005
Research Collaborators (not listed in the publication list) D R U Knappe, Ljubisa Radovic
Personal Graduate Advisors
1 Vernon L Snoeyink, for Ph D , University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
2 Paul V Roberts, for Degree of (Advanced) Engineer, Stanford University
Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Scholars, and Visiting Faculty Sponsored the Past Eight Years
1 James S Dusenbury Ph D , M S 2 Tzung-Yuh Yeh Ph D
3 K G Karthikeyan Ph D , M S 4 David MazyckPh D , M S , Post Doc
5 Brian Moore Ph D , M S , Post Doc 6 Xiaoyan Zhang Ph D
7 P David Paulsen Ph D , Post Doc 8 Kirk Nowack Ph D , M S
9 Fred R Brant M S 10 Holly T Frederick Ph D
11 Mark McCormick M S 12 Kenya M Goins PhD , M 5
13 Chongzheng Na M S 14 Weifang Chen Ph D
15 Bob Parette Ph D , M S 16 Dave Neill M S
17 Kim Hoffman M S 18 Wang Yujue Ph.D
19 Jergis Barkauskas Fulbright Scholar 20 Rene Rangel Mendez Research Assoc
21 Joel Firebaugh M S 22 Zou hying Ph D
23 Adam Redding M S 24 Hyok Bo Kwon Visiting Professor
NSF FORM 1362 (7/95)
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FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT & OTHER RESOURCES
FACILITIES Identify the facilities to be used at each performance site listed and, as appropriate, indicate their
capacities, pertinent capabilities, relative proximity, and extent of availability to the project Use "Other' to describe
the facilities at any other performance sites listed and at sites for field studies Use additional pages if necessary
Laboratory Fred S. Cannon
The Kappe Environmental Engineering Laboratories have experienced $3 0 million of improvements
within the past nine years, and now occupy 14,000 square feet of laboratory space within Sackett Engineering
Building Major analytical equipment includes three Micromeritics 2000 Accelerated Surface Area and
Porosimetry unit with Density Functional Theory pore analysis software, an Accelerating Rate Calorimeter
(CSI- one of two university labs nationally to host this), a bench scale SonoperoxoneTM system, a Curie Point
Pyrolyzer, several Gas Chromatograph units, two automatic titration units for monitoring surface charge, two
ion chromatography units for monitoring perchlorate etc , a High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph unit, Atomic
Absorption Spectrophotometer for metals analysis, three Thermogravimetric Analyzers, an Ozone Analyzer, a
Liquid Scintillation Counter, a Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, several constant temperature baths (Fisher -
Scientific), a Sieve Shaker (CSC Scientific 18480), a Mixer/Mill (Spex 8000), COD and anion analyzer and
spectrophotometer (Hach DR 2000 and COD Reactor), a Particle Counter (Coulter PCA II), three Electrolytic
Respirometers (B1-1000), and a number of pH meters, balances, and UV -visible spectrophotometers Bench
scale pilot systems in the Kappe labs include a thermal reactivation furnace (Applied Test Systems 3210), a
nanofiltration membrane apparatus (Desal Membrane Products), a ceramic cross-flow membrane apparatus
(MSC Liquid Filtration Corp) several UV lamp advanced oxidant generation systems, and several pilot scale
wastewater treatment modules More than half of this equipment has been acquired under the supervision of
Prof Cannon during the past seven years The Environmental Engineering Laboratories are supervised by Mr
Dave Faulds and Dave Jones, our full-time Laboratory Manager and Analytical Specialist
MAJOR EQUIPMENT' List the most important items available for this project and, as appropriate, identify
the location and pertinent capabilities of each
Equipment that is under direct supervision of Fred 5 Cannon , includes the following
I Accelerating Rate Calonmeter (CSI)
2 Micromeritics 2000 Accelerated Surface Area and Porosimetry units (three)
3 Thermogravimetric Analyzers (Cahn TG -131) with Flame Ionization Detector (SRI 110)
4 Gas Chromatograph -Flame Ionization Detection unit (Hewlett Packard 5870)
5 Bench Scale Advanced Oxidation SonoperoxoneTM system, Furness-Newburge
6 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu AA -6601F)
7 Ozone Analyzer (Dasibi Environmental Corp 1008 HC)
8 UV lamp advanced oxidant generation systems
9 Automatic Titrator (two) (Metier Toledo DEL 53)
10 Ion Chromatography units (two) (Dionex 100 and 500)
11 Activated Carbon Thermal Reactivation Pilot Furnace
12 High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, Ternary Gradient LC 95-33
13 Supercritical Extraction unit (SFX 2-10)
14 Liquid Scintillation Counter (LKB Wallac 1217 Rackbeta)
15 Roto Evaporator (Buchi R-114) and Freeze Dryer (Lab Conco 4 5)
16 Reverse Osmosis Units (Desai)
17 Curie Point Pyrolyzer JHP-515S, Japan Analytical Industry Co
Pertinent equipment that is available on the Penn State campus includes
Gas Chromatography -Mass Spectrophotometry and HPLC -MS
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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
PENN STATE INSTITUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Phase 3 Demonstration Organic Monomer Tailoring of Granular
Activated Carbon to Remove Perchlorate at Redlands, CA
Period of Performance April 20, 2005 through August 15, 2006
CATEGORY
TOTAL
TIME COSTS
Personnel
Salaries Categoryl
Cannon, F S , PI 2% 2,474
Graduate Assistant - Category II
One Semester - Grade 13 7,662
Graduate Lecturer Category III 5,000
Fringe Benefits
26 4% of CategoryI 653
5 2% of Category II 398
8 0% of Category III 400
Subtotal Fringe Benefits 1,451
Total Personnel 16,587
Materials and Supplies 2,000
Travel 2,000
Graduate Assistant Tuition Remission 1 299
Purchased Services Ch2M Hill, Southern Nevada 13,000
Total Direct Costs 34,886
Indirect Costs @ 45 0% MTDC 15,114
Total Costs 50,000
BUDGET NOTES
1 Salary costs are based on salary rates (fiscal 2004-05) escalated 3 5% beginning July 1
of each subsequent year University policy has been to award salary increases on the
basis of merit only The estimated average rnerit increase in salaries is 3 5%
2 Fringe benefits are computed using the rates of 26 4% applicable to Category I Salaries,
5 2% applicable to Category II Graduate Assistants, 8 0% applicable to Category III
Salaries and Wages and 0 3% apphcable to Category IV Student Wages for the current
fiscal year — July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 If this proposal is funded, the rates
quoted above shall, at the time of funding, be subject to adjustment for any period
subsequent to June 30, 2005, if superseding Government approved rates have been
estabhshed The fringe benefit rates are negotiated and approved by the Office of Naval
Research, Penn State's cognizant federal agency
3 All travel will be in accordance with University travel regulations Travel estimates are
based on costs that were incurred on previous projects of a similar nature for federal and
state agencies
4 Tuition is calculated using the predetermined rates of $4,790/semester and
$2,396/summer terra An escalation factor of 12 0% is applied in the fall semester of
each subsequent year
5 F&A rates are negotiated and approved by the Office of Naval Research, Penn State's
cognizant federal agency Penn State's current on -campus rate for research is 45% of
Modified Total Direct Costs (MTDC) from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007 New awards
and new competitive segments with an effective date of July 1, 2007 or later shall be
subject to adjustment when superseding Government approved rates are established
Per OMB Circular A-21, the actual F&A rates used will be fixed at the time of the
initial award for the duration of the competitive segment
PE
NNSTATE
SPONSORED
RESEARCH AGREEMENT
Agreement Number 80590
THIS AGREEMENT, effective this 19th day of April 20 05 by and between The
Pennsylvania State University (hereinafter referred to as "University") and City of Redlandshaving a
pnncipal place of business at Redlands California (hereinafter referred to as "Sponsor")
RECITALS
1 The research program contemplated by this Agreement is of mutual interest and benefit to University and
Sponsor, will further the multiple missions of University (Instruction, Research, and Public Service) in a
manner consistent with its status as a non profit, tax exempt, educational institution, and may derive benefits for
Sponsor, University, and society by the advancement of science and engineering through discovery,
2 Sponsor has expressed a desire to engage University to create or enhance technologies that will assist in
Sponsor's development and commercialization of new products and/or processes,
3 University's research capabilities reflect a substantial public investment which University, as a part of its
mission as a Land Grant University, wishes to utilize in a cooperative and collaborative research effort with
Sponsor m order to meet the above stated needs,
NOW, THEREFORE, m consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth below, the parties hereto
agree to the followmg
Article 1- Definitions
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings
11 "Project" shall mean the research described in Appendix A hereof, under the direction of
Fred S Cannon (hereinafter referred to as "Principal Investigator")
1 2 "Intellectual Property" shall mean certam inventions and/or discoveries conceived and/or reduced to practice
in performance of this Project and resulting patents, divisions, continuations, or substitutions of such applications
and all reissues thereof, upon which a University employee or agent is a named inventor
1 3 "Propnetary Information" shall mean any written information and data marked proprietary or non written
information and data disclosed which is identified at the time of disclosure as proprietary and is reduced to writing
and transmitted to the other party within sixty (60) days of such non -written disclosure
Article 2 - Period of Performance
i
Penod of performance shall be from April 20, 2005
(hereinafter referred to as "Period of Performance")
to August 15., 2006
Ai tide 3 - Reseal ch Woi k
University shall commence the performance of Project on the first day of Period of Performance and shall use
reasonable best efforts to perform Project substantially in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement
Article 4 - Reports
The Principal Investigator shall furnish Sponsor with reports regarding Project as specified in Appendix A
Article 5 - Fiscal Considerations
5 1 This is a cost reimbursable agreement Total cost to Sponsor shall not exceed Fifty thousand
dollars (8 50,000.00 ) Payments shall be made by Sponsor within thirty (30) days of receipt of
monthly invoices
5 2 University shall retain title to any equipment purchased with funds provided by Sponsor under this
Agreement
5 3 In the event of early termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 10 hereof, Sponsor shall pay all
reasonable costs and non -cancelable obligations incurred by University as of the date of termination
Article 6 - Publicity
Neither party to this Agreement will use the name of the other party, nor of any member of the other party's
employees, in any publicity, advertising, or news release without the prior written approval of an authorized
representative of that party
Article 7 Publication
7 1 It is the purpose of this clause, in conjunction with Article 8 - Confidentiality, to balance Sponsor's need to
protect commercially feasible technologies, products, or processes with University's public responsibility to freely
disseminate scientific findings for the advancement of knowledge University recognizes that the public
dissemination of information based upon Research performed under this Agreement cannot contain Proprietary
Information nor should it jeopardize Sponsor's ability to commercialize Intellectual Property developed hereunder
Further, University acknowledges that commercially sensitive information related to the design or composition of
specified products or processes is not of general interest, while its confidentiality may be critical to the
commercialization of said products or processes Snnilarly, Sponsor recognizes that the scientific results of Project
must be publishable and, subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Agreement, may be presented in forums
such as symposia or international, national or regional professional meetings, or published in vehicles such as books,
journals, websites, theses, or dissertations
7 2 University agrees not to publish or otherwise disclose Proprietary Information Sponsor agrees that
University, subject to rer, iew by Sponsor, shall have the right to publish results of Project which are not proprietary
to the design or composition of specified products of processes derived from Project Sponsor shall be furnished
copies of any proposed publication or presentation at least 60 days before submission of such proposed publication
or presentation During that time, Sponsor shall have the right to review the material for Proprietary Information
provided by Sponsor and to assess the patentability of any invention described in the material If Sponsor decides
that a patent application should be filed, the publication or presentation shall be delayed an additional seventy five
(75) days or until a patent apphcation is filed, whichever is sooner At Sponsor's request, Proprietary Information
provided by Sponsor shall be deleted
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Article 8 Confidentiahty
8 1 Prior to disclosure of Proprietary Information to University by Sponsor, Sponsor shall notify Principal
Investigator of its intent to disclose Proprietary Information, and Principal Investigator shall have the right to
decline receipt of said information Said Proprietary Information shall be sent only to Principal Investigator
8 2 Each party to this Agreement agrees to treat Proprietary Information received from the other with the same
degree of care with which it treats its own Proprietary Information and further agrees not to disclose such
Proprietary Information to a third party without prior written consent from the party disclosing Proprietary
Information
$ 3 The foregoing obligations of non -disclosure do not apply to Proprietary information which
(a) was known to the recipient prior to the disclosure hereunder,
(b) was received from a third party not under an obligation of confidence to recipient,
(c) is in the public domain at the time of disclosure hereunder or subsequently entered the public domain
without the fault of the recipient,
(d) has been independently developed by an employee of recipient that has not had access directly or
indirectly to Proprietary Infoiniation, and recipient can substantiate any claim of independent
development by written evidence, or
(e) is required to be disclosed by law
8 4 Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, neither party hereto shall have any obligation of confidentiality under
this Agreement after the earliest of either the fifth anniversary of the conclusion of Period of Performance or
termination in accordance with Article 10
Article 9 - Intellectual Property
9 1 The purpose of this clause is to balance Sponsor's ability to reasonably exploit, with due competitive
advantage, the commercial viability of technologies, products, or processes with University's responsibility to ensure
the broadest public benefit from the results of University research University recognizes that one of the prime
reasons Sponsor has entered this Agreement is an effort to secure, through the creation or enhancement of
technologies, a market position with regard to its products or processes At the same time, Sponsoi recognizes that
University has an obligation to utilize the knowledge and technology generated by University research in a manner
which maximizes societal benefit and economic development and which provides for the education of graduate and
undergraduate students
9 2 University will promptly disclose to Sponsoi in writing any Intellectual Property made during the Project
performed hereunder Such disclosure shall be sufficiently detailed for Sponsor to assess the commercial viability of
the technology and shall be provided and maintained by Sponsor in confidence pursuant to the terms of Article 8
Sponsor shall have up to ninety (90) days from the receipt of the disclosure to inform University whether it elects to
have University file a patent application thereon pursuant to the procedures set forth below
9 3 All rights and title to Intellectual Property shall be subject to Sponsor's licensing terms below and belong to
University University, through its technology transfer organization, shall grant Sponsor an option to negotiate a
license to Intellectual Property Such license shall be non-exclusive or upon Sponsor's election (and to the extent
University may be free to do so) exclusive within Sponsor's field of commercial interest Terms and conditions of
such license, including specification of subhcensrng rights and royalties, are to be negotiated in good faith and
agreed upon between University and Sponsor This option shall extend until termination of the Agreement or upon
filing of a patent application Sponsor shall have upon election ninety (90) days to negotiate a license, which period
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can be extended by mutual agreement In the event the parties frill to reach a mutually acceptable license agreement
within the above specified time period, University shall be entitled to negotiate in good faith with one or more third
parties a license under any Intellectual Property
9 4 University shall promptly file and prosecute patent applications, using counsel of University's choice after
due consultation with Sponsor University shall keep Sponsor advised as to all developments with respect to
application(s) and shall promptly supply copies of all papers received and filed in connection with the prosecution in
sufficient time for Sponsoi to comment Sponsor's comments shall be taken into consideration Sponsor shall
rennburse University for all reasonable out of -pocket costs incurred in connection with such preparation, fling, and
prosecution of patent(s)
9 5 Within nine (9) months of the filing date of a U S patent application, the Sponsor shall provide to University
a written list of foreign countries in which applications should be filed If Sponsor elects to discontinue financial
support of any patent prosecution, in any country, University shall be free to continue prosecution at University's
expense In such event, University shall have no further obligation to Sponsoi m regard to such patent applications
or patents
9 6 Copyright to copyrightable materials, including computer software, resulting from Project shall vest in
University with a royalty -free license to Sponsor for its non-commercial use University shall grant Sponsor an
option to license any such material(s) it wishes to develop for commercial purposes on reasonable terms and
conditions, including a reasonable royalty, as the parties hereto agree in a subsequent writing
9 7 Sponsor understands that University must comply with the provisions of the Bayh Dole Act To the extent
that U S Government's approval may be deemed necessary to transfer license rights hereunder to Sponsor, Sponsor
shall provide whatever reasonable assistance is required, and will reimburse University for all external costs
associated therewith
Article 10 Termination
10 1 Either party may terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) days prior written notice to the other
10 2 In the event that either party hereto shall commit any material breach of or default in any terms or conditions
of this Agreement, and also shall fail to reasonably remedy such default or breach within sixty (60) days aftei receipt
of written notice thereof, the non -breaching party may, at its option and in addition to any other remedies which it
may have at law or in equity, terminate this Agreement by sending notice of termination in writing to the other party
to such effect Termination shall be effective as of the day of the receipt of such notice
10 3 Termination of this Agreement by either party for any reason shall not affect the rights and obligations of the
parties accrued prior to the effective date of termination of this Agreement, except insofar as Sponsor's breach of
contract for failure to make payments under Article 5 shall cause Sponsor to forfeit its rights under Article 9 The
rights and obligations of Article 8 of this Agreement shall survive termination
Article 11- Independent Contractoi
11 1 In the performance of project, University shall be deemed to be and shall be an independent contractor
11 2 Neither party hereto is authorized or empowered to act as agent for the other for any purpose and shall not on
behalf of the other enter into any contract, warranty, or representation as to any matter Neither party shall be bound
by the acts or conduct of the other
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.'article 12 Indemnity
Each party assumes all risks of personal injury, bodily injury including death, and property damage caused by the
negligent acts or omissions of that party Except as provided above, Sponsor shall fully indemnify and hold
harmless University against all claims and costs (including counsel fees) arising out of Sponsor's use,
commercialization, or distribution of information, materials or products which result in whole or in part from the
research performed pursuant to this Agreement Sponsor will hold University harmless from any claims arising
from third party claims that the work performed hereunder infringes third party intellectual property rights
University has no knowledge of any such claims
Article 13 - Notices
Notices, invoices, communications, and payments hereunder shall be deemed made if given by overnight courier or
by registered or certified envelope, post prepaid, and addressed to the party to receive such notice, invoice or
communication at the address given below or such other address as may hereafter be designated by notice in writing
If to Sponsor
Name/Title Phone
Address Fax
Address Email
City/State/Zip
If to University
If Payment Matters
If Technical Issue
PI
Title
Campus Address
City/State/Zip
Robert Killoren
Associate Vice President for Research
Office of Sponsored Programs
The Pennsylvania State University
110 Technology Center
University Park, PA 16802
Research Accounting
The Pennsylvania State University
313 Rider Building
120 South Burrowes Street
University Park, PA 16801
Fred S Cannon
Associate Professor
Phone 814-865-1372
Fax 814 865-3377
Email osp@psu edu
Phone 814-865 7525
Fax 814-865-3910
Email res-acct@psu edu
Phone 814 863 8754
Fax 814-863 7304
212 Sackett Building, Email fscl @usu edu
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park PA 16802
Notice given pursuant to this Article shall be effective as of the day of receipt of notice
Article 14 - Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
Article 15 - Dispute Resolution
Any and all claims, disputes or controversies arising under, out of, or in connection with this Agreement, which the
parties hereto shall be unable to resolve within sixty (60) days, shall be mediated in good faith The party raising
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such dispute shall promptly advise the other party of such claim, dispute 01 controversy in writing which describes
in reasonable detail the nature of such dispute By not later than five (5) business days after the recipient has
received such notice of dispute each party shall have selected for itself a representative who shall have the authority
to bind such party, and shall additionally have advised the other party in writing of the name and title of such
representative By not later than ten (10) business days after the date of such notice of dispute, the party against
whom the dispute shall be raised shall select a mediation firm to Pennsylvania and such representatives shall
schedule a date with such firm for a mediation hearing not to exceed one (1) day in length, and less where
applicable The parties shall enter into good faith mediation and shall share the costs equally If the representatives
of the parties have not been able to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) business days after such mediation
hearing, the parties shall have the nght to pursue any other remedies legally available to resolve such dispute in
either the Courts of the Common Pleas of Centre County of Pennsylvania or in the United States District Court for
the Middle District of Pennsylvania, to whose jurisdiction for such purposes the University and Sponsor each hereby
irrevocably consents and submits
Notwithstanding the foregoing nothing in this clause shall be construed to waive any rights or timely performance
of any obligations existing under this Agreement
Article 16 - GeneraI Provisions
16 1 Non -assignability - The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall not be assignable
without written permission of the other party
16.2 Severability -- If any provision hereof is held unenforceable or void, the remaining provisions shall be
enforced m accordance with their terms
16 3 Entire Agreement - This Agreement contains the entire and only agreement between the parties respecting
the subject matter hereof and supersedes or cancels all previous negotiations, agreements, commitments and writings
between the parties on the subject of this Agreement Should processing of this Agreement require issuance of a
purchase order or other contractual document, all terms and conditions of said document are hereby deleted in
entirety This Agreement may not be amended in any manner except by an instrument in writing signed by the duly
authorized representatives of each of the parties hereto
16.4 Export Control Regulations - Sponsor agrees that it shall comply with all applicable export control
regulations of the Umted States of America Sponsor shall be responsible for obtaining all information regarding
such regulations that is necessary for Sponsor to comply with such regulations
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused these presents to be executed in duplicate as of the day
and year first above written
By An orized Offici. niversity By An Authorized Official of Sponsor
(2A,
Name John W Hanoid
Title Sr Associate Director of Sponsored Program
Date April 12, 2005
Approved by ACOR Executive Committee 11/01/00
Approved by Legal Counsel 02/26/04
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CIT OF RE S
Name
Title JS"usan Peppier. Mayor
Date April 19. 2005
Attest
Lor ie Poyze
Last Updated 03/03/04
Clerk
Appe„ol. A
PENNS Al E
Date April 4, 2005 PSU Proposal Number IE050097
The Pennsylvania State University
PROPOSAL TRANSMITTAL
Demonstration Round 3: Organic Monomer Tailoring of Granular
Activated Carbon to Remove Pei chlorate at Redlands, CA
Submitted to.
Submitted by•
Budgetary Contact.
Contractual Contact.
Mr Douglas Headrick, P E
Chief of Water Resources
City of Redlands
Municipal Utilities Dept
Civic Center, P 0 Box 3005
35 Capon St , Ste 15A
Redlands, CA 92373
Fred Cannon
Penn State Institutes of the Environment
(814) 863-8754
fcannona,psu edu
Mary M McCarthy
Penn State Institutes of the Environment
102 Land and Water Research Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-0967
mmm3@psu edu
Mr Paul M Antolosky
Office of Sponsored Programs
110 Technology Center
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-0681
pma3@psu edu
Please reference PSU proposal number in all correspondence
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