Installation and operation of a prototype process unit at Municipal Recycling Facility in Walton, Kentucky.
Demonstrations and contract processing for Tennessee Valley Authority, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and the Alabama Legacy for Environmental Research Trust Fund.
Modification and installation of commercial process unit by Don Malley at the Bishop Landfill, Marshall County, Alabama, and successfully processed from 40 up to 70 tons of MSW per day for experimental observation.
Continuous operation of commercial unit in Marshall County, Alabama.
Merger of technical professionals into Bio-Products International, Inc. for process commercialization.
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Bio-Products license agreement with the University of Alabama in Huntsville for proprietary intellectual property rights.
Contract testing and process improvements.
License to Waste Reduction Technologies, Inc. for commercial use of technology.
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Patent No. 533,075 issued in New Zealand May 21,2004.
Patent No. GB2392677 issued in United Kingdom December 1, 2004.
Began construction of first commercial Bio-Products Process Facility in Anaheim, California.
Licensed SRS Energy, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri to construct and operate facilities in the United States in which the cellulosic biomass product is converted into fuel grade ethanol.
Completed installation and testing of Bio-Products Process vessel in Anaheim, California facility.
Moved University pilot plant equipment into storage pending
relocation.
Licensed Clean Earth Solutions, Inc. of Spring Valley, California to construct and operate facilities that utilize the cellulosic biomass product for energy production in 148 countries, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Begin intermittent operation of commercial facility in Anaheim to
optimize the processing of the cellulosic biomass product into “wet
lap”, which is an intermediate in the manufacture of corrugated
cardboard.
Patent No. 711,659 issued in Republic of Korea (South Korea) July 27,
2007.
Negotiate pilot plant licensing agreement with Hansol EME Ltd. of South
Korea.
Close Anaheim facility due to excessive costs of wastewater
disposal from wet lap process at chosen location, disassembled plant,
and moved to storage facility pending relocation.
File new patent application in U.S. and internationally based on
commercial plant January 22, 2008.
Termination of Technology License Agreement with World Waste
Technologies, Inc. by mutual consent.
Termination of European License Agreement with Fernwood Group by mutual
consent and expiration of license with no facilities.
Patent No. JP4061268 issued in Japan March 12, 2008.
Refurbish University Pilot Plant equipment for shipment to Hansol in
Korea.
Fabricate a 2 metric ton capacity demonstration process vessel for
Huntington Beach, CA.
Start-up Pilot Plant facility for Hansol in
Gunsan, South Korea and train personnel for operation. Facility is to be
used for testing on Asian waste and marketing the Technology in Asia.
Termination of Technology License Agreement with SRS Energy, Inc. to
produce ethanol from cellulosic biomass product for failure to perform
within designated time period.
Termination of Technology License Agreement with Full Circle Industries,
Inc. for failure to perform and implementation of competitive
technology.
Patent No. ZL01823517.4 in Peoples Republic of China May 20, 2009