[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 130 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1815]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING MICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ON WINNING A PRESTIGIOUS R&D 
                               100 AWARD

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                          HON. DAVID E. PRICE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 1998

  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize 
Micell Technologies, Inc., a high-tech company from my home state of 
North Carolina that deserves much praise, not only for landing a spot 
on R&D Magazine's list of 100 most significant innovations of 1998, but 
also for discovering a new technology that will benefit people's lives 
and have a positive impact on the environment.
  Located in Raleigh and founded only three years ago by Joseph 
DeSimone and fellow scientists Timothy Romack and James McClain, Micell 
is being honored in conjunction with Pacific Northwest National 
Laboratory (PNNL) for advancements in the use of carbon dioxide for 
professional garment care, metal degreasing, and textile processing.
  R&D Magazine has highlighted Micell's newest inventions, the Micell 
and Miclean solvent cleaning systems, which provide an environmentally 
friendly alternative to traditional dry cleaning and metal cleaning 
methods. These systems use a liquid form of carbon dioxde to clean 
clothing and remove unwanted oils while allowing the carbon dioxide to 
be recycled time and time again.
  This discovery is significant because it will offer an alternative to 
the use of perchloroethylene, the most commonly used dry-cleaning 
solvent, which has been known to contaminate groundwater and is also 
suspected to be carcinogenic. It will protect both consumers and 
employees in the dry cleaning industry and also help protect our 
environment.
  To help Micell Technologies and others like them, we should be 
strengthening federal support for basic science and environmental 
technology development and creating incentives to encourage businesses 
to adopt environmentally sound, energy efficient, and water conserving 
processes.
  The R&D 100 has been called ``The Oscars of Invention.'' It has 
honored innovations like anti-lock brakes and the fax and automated 
teller machines, inventions that have changed the way we live. 
Therefore, it is with great pride that I publicly congratulate Micell 
Technologies for their innovative, environmentally friendly 
technological discoveries.

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