OVERVIEW: What we have is a proprietary nanotechnology, developed by a retired military scientist (who 10 years ago independently developed nanotechnology systems for the USAF & US Navy), which we believe [1] isn't available anywhere else in the world market, and [2] has significant commercial value to the oil refinery industry. The purpose of this webpage is to facilitate, either by licensing agreement or other mutually agreed to instrument, dialogue leading to transfer of this technology to an entity that deploys it for mutual profit. |
PROCESS DESCRIPTION:
Refining crude oil is a multi-step process. In one step, crude oil is mixed with powdered iron oxide to remove sulfur (from the crude oil). This step costs time & money: [a] time, to remove sulfur from the crude oil, & [b] money, in iron oxide raw material costs. The particle size of iron oxide currently used by industry for this step is unnecessarily large (+/- 0.3 millimeters). Using particles this large limits the volume of iron oxide surface area the crude oil is exposed to, increasing both the amount of time & raw materials needed for this step. Decreasing the iron oxide particle size a thousandfold (into the nanoscale range) will decrease the amount of time & raw materials needed. But traditional nanoscale particles can be absorbed by humans thru the lungs, and are hence toxic. |
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Our product is a nanoporous (+/-0.3mm size) particle too large to be toxic to humans. Each particle contains a honeycomb of pores (approx. 0.000003mm) which accelerate the desulfuring process just as effectively as conventional nanopowders do. Moreover, our product is available now, is inexpensive to manufacture, eliminates the safety concerns traditionally associated with nanoscale materials, and delivers a possibly-patentable cost advantage to the refineries which possess & use it. |
DUE DILIGENCE / TECHNOLOGY VALUATION: As any reputable hundred million dollar asset manager will tell you, fiscal forecasts & business plans don't apply to emerging technology development. If [1] the prospect's existing knowledge of how refineries currently process crude oil, [2] a sample of our product (which a $100.00 BET Surface Area Test will independently confirm meets our technical claims), and [3] subsequent performance testing of our product under the same industrial conditions currently practiced to remove sulfur from crude oil (which, in determining how much time & money our product saves, becomes the basis for technology valuation) isn't sufficient "documentation", we can't help you. For technical questions or to request a product sample, click here. |