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Recovery Act - A No Phase Change Process to Replace Distillation in Biodiesel Production

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: 02-10ER85673
Agency Tracking Number: 92673
Amount: $999,978.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 10 b
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2012-08-31
Small Business Information
1155 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
United States
DUNS: 802071662
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Paul Liu
 Dr.
 (412) 826-3711
 pliu@mediaandprocess.com
Business Contact
 Paul Liu
Title: Dr.
Phone: (412) 826-3711
Email: pliu@mediaandprocess.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Biodiesel production has grown substantially in the past few years in response to the increased price of imported fossil energy and significant interest in the private and public sectors for a clean renewable energy source, a desire to reduce dependence on foreign oil, and a desire to provide opportunities for American agricultural products. The U.S. market is expected to grow to between 1 to 2 billion US gallons in 2010 and double that worldwide. Beyond 2010, market growth in green energy is projected to increase dramatically due to trends in mandates by many states. However, the only conventional technology capable of satisfying the new more stringent biodiesel specifications consistently for a wide range of waste feedstock

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