SBIR-STTR Award

Recognizing serious constraints associated with present m methods of export movement of food staples such as wheat flour to developing countries, the researcher proposes a containerized system. The concept eliminates the use of bags and substitutes self discharging sealed containers with specialized vessels. The proposed system would permit movement of products from the u.s. producing point to foreign consumption points in manageable bulk quantities protected from loss and damage. The research is directed towards analysis of the overall economic and financial feasibility of the proposed system, as well as its impact on specific segments of industry and governments. In addition, the research will address technical problems associated with the proposed system.