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Company Information:
Name:
Athena Biotechnologies, Inc.
Address:
Delaware Technology Park
5 Innovation Way, Suite 100
Newark, DE 19711
5 Innovation Way, Suite 100
Newark, DE 19711
Located in HUBZone:
No
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
URL:
N/A
Phone:
(302) 224-3450
Award Totals:
Award List:
Isolation of Novel Hyper-Thermophiles for Increased Energy Efficiency in Ethanol Production
Award Year / Program / Phase:
2008 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:
DOE
Principal Investigator:
Brian M. Swalla, Dr.
Award Amount:
$99,562.00
Abstract:
Bio-ethanol penetration into the marketplace is limited by its cost, making it non-competitive with petroleum-based fuels. Energy consumed during fermentation and distillation steps accounts for 17% of the total cost. Because fermentation is exothermic, the reactor must be cooled to preserve… More