GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION: NEW OPEN 2021 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. CONTROL NUMBER: 2459-3446 TITLE: ''SURFACTANT-FREE MULTIPHASE FORMING OF FIBER COMPOSITE PRODUCTS FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENERGY AND CO2 EMISSION'' PURPOSE: MULTIPHASE (MP) FORMING IS A TRANSFORMATIVE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FIBER-BASED MATERIAL (E.G., PAPER, TISSUE, BOARD, MASKS, GOWNS, NONWOVENS) WITH SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED ENERGY AND WATER CONSUMPTION AND IMPROVED PRODUCT QUALITY. WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, WATER AS THE FIBER CARRIER FLUID IS REPLACED WITH MULTIPHASE FLUID WITH 40% TO 50% AIR IN THE FORM OF SMALL AIR BUBBLES