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Company: AlphaSense, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1
Abstract: Although biodiesels have been increasingly used in automobiles, trains, commercial aircrafts and heating systems, they are not currently used in the military aircrafts and land vehicles because they typically do not meet the JP-8 performance criteria as specified by… more
Company: TROY POLYMERS, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2012 / 1
Abstract: … provides an opportunity to produce a desirable bio-based alternative to environmentally un-friendly and increasingly expensive petroleum-based rigid polyurethane foams. Recently, much activity has been directed to utilize the oil from soybean to produce biodiesel,… more
Company: ASPEN PRODUCTS GROUP, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1
Abstract: … and more compact than systems based upon traditional reforming approaches. The reformer will operate on a wide variety of fuels, including traditional sulfur-containing military fuels, such as JP-8, JP-5, diesel, gasoline, and LPG, and biofuels, such as biodiesel, ethanol, and… more
Company: D-2 Incorporated Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2012 / 1
Abstract: Alternative fuels have become a focal point for DoD programs. With the recent mandates to use alternative fuels, refineries have been forced to blend biofuels (including FAME biodiesel) into conventional fuels; which are then introduced into the existing distribution… more
Company: Eagle Engineering & Testing Services Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / STTR / 2012 / 1
Abstract: The use of Biodiesel in the U.S. is presently hampered by a lack of suitable feedstocks that do not compete with the food industry. The original biodiesel feedstock was food grade soybean oil, and became a significant problem: 1) politically, because of the impact on food… more
Company: Polnox Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes to develop and commercialize cost-effective high performance macromolecular antioxidants based on Polnox's proprietary "dual type moiety per molecule" (DT-mPM) technology for sustainable-alternate bio-oils.… more
Company: PACIFIC BIODIESEL, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: …ced taro harvests for the small and mid-sized farms that comprise the local taro industry by 18% to 25% annually. This project will research a unique control for apple snail on Hawai`i's wetland taro production using the unrefined glycerin co-product (UCP) from biodiesel… more
Company: Synaptic Research, Llc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: …vironmentally unfriendly solvents such as hexane due to the difficulty in isolating oil components from residual biomass and water. Alternative strategies are urgently needed to purify the valuable oil components from algae that can be subsequently processed into useful … more
Company: NextCAT Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / STTR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes a potentially viable solution for many financially stressed biodiesel producers. Industry estimates that 75% of the installed base of 173 U.S. producers is currently idle. In order become economically… more
Company: Dynaflow, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: … dewatering. A promising feedstock for biofuels is photosynthetic algae, which can produce lipids in much higher yields per acre then can terrestrial crops. Currently, the harvesting and extracting of the oil consumes 40%-60% of the energy required to produce biodiesel from… more
Company: Lynntech, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: … the remaining reserves for themselves. A strategy to mitigate this risk is to develop alternative energy sources such as biofuels. This Phase II SBIR proposal describes the development of a heterogeneous transesterification catalyst for the conversion of oil to biodiesel. The… more
Company: Menon and Associates, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will demonstrate the feasibility of using manure from cattle and hogs to make bio-diesel and, in so doing, reducing the environmental impact of releasing untreated or anaerobically fermented manure. The rich mineral… more
Company: Midwest Energy Group Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: … address fat, oil, and grease (?brown grease?) reclaimed out of the wastewater collected from restaurant grease interceptors. These contain free fatty acids (?FFA?), glycerides and a significant amount of sulfur compounds (soaps, detergents, etc.). Thus, crude biodiesel… more
Company: OMNIGREEN RENEWABLES Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: Mandates for biofuels have resulted in the significant increase of biodiesel production in rural communities. Hawaii's Jatropha biodiesel production will produce nearly 650-700 kg of residues, consisting of Jatropha seedcake and fruit hulls for every metric ton of seeds… more
Company: Seldon Technologies, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: … various places in the supply chain network of aviation fuel, in particular and other fuels, in general. Also, the research proposed here would also lead to future research in removing microbial contamination in fuels other than kerosene based ones, e.g. biodiesel and… more
Company: United Environment & Energy Llc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 2011 / 2
Abstract: 5,790 million metric tons of CO2 were emitted from fossil fuels in the U.S. in 2008. A beneficial, practical application of captured CO2 would bring significant economic and environmental benefits to CO2 generating industries. Meanwhile, biodiesel production yields around 10… more
Company: SeaChange Group LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop ?BunkerGreen?, a drop-in replacement fuel blend for use in medium and low speed marine diesel engines.~ The pending 200-mile EPA Emissions Control Area off U.S./Canada coastlines will require vessels transiting or operating… more
SBIR Phase I: A Real-time Infrared Raman-based Microalgal Analyzer for Monitoring Biofuel Production
Company: BaySpec, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: … due to deleterious broad interferences from microalgae?s abundant pigments, which emit fluorescence thousands times more intense than Raman signals from the components of interest. The proposed analyzer enables the characterization of microalgal productions of oil (bio-diesel)… more
Company: terviva Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: …ill test the feasibility of a ?whole transcriptome? shotgun DNA sequencing approach to identify candidate alleles that can be associated with agronomically important traits in Pongamia pinnata, a leguminous tree that produces large quantities of seed oil suitable for biodiesel… more
Company: Omnilane, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: EPA / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: "With the rapid growth of biodiesel industry, the production of crude glycerol as one of major biodiesel byproducts has been dramatically increased. Fully utilizing such a large quantity of crude glycerol is critical to the sustainability of biodiesel industry. Lactic acid is… more
Company: Evolugate, LLC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2011 / 1
Abstract: Triglycerides oils and biodiesel from various sources can be converted into renewable JP-8 through chemical means. However, the problem with this process is the cost of the triglyceride feedstock. Currently, the only source of this oil is from edible food crops. There is a… more
Company: Helios-nrg, Llc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2010 / 1
Abstract: This SBIR Phase I project will develop and establish a straightforward algal bio-fuels platform that will produce both hydrogen and bio-fuel in the form of biodiesel from domestically grown biomass. The produced hydrogen can be used for industrial applications while the produced… more
Company: WTI Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2010 / 1
Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project aims to create an automated low-cost, low-energy system to produce biodiesel from wastewater. Water cleaning is currently an energy intensive process that places high monetary and environmental demands on many industries. … more
Company: Down to Earth Energy (formerly Mountain Creek Enterprises) Agency/Program/Year/Phase: EPA / SBIR / 2010 / 2
Abstract: Down to Earth Energy will scale up and commercialize reusable and recoverable solid, porous acid and base catalysts for biodiesel production using biochar generated from agricultural and forestry residues (i.e., a sustainable biomass). The Phase I feasibility study using an… more
SBIR Phase I:Novel Antioxidants to Improve Thermo-Oxidative Stability of Biolubricants and Biodiesel
Company: Polnox Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2010 / 1
Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to design, develop and commercialize cost-effective, high performance, innovative antioxidants for sustainable alternate bioenergy fuels, in particular, for biodiesel and biolubricants. Oxidative stability… more
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