Advanced Refining Concepts, LLC, (ARC) a privately held developer and manufacturer of proprietary cleaner burning motor and industrial fuels, today announced that its founders – Dr. Rudolf Gunnerman and Peter Gunnerman – have been granted U.S. Patent number 7,806,947 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering basic components of their clean liquid motor fuel production process called ClearRefining®.
“Moreover, the patent establishes the uniqueness of the ClearRefining® process and positions ARC, with its GDiesel® product, as a leader in the field of new generation alternative fuels. Unlike other alternative fuels, GDiesel® is available today in commercial quantities and does not require infrastructure changes or government subsidies.”
The U.S. patent, entitled “Liquid hydrocarbon fuel from methane assisted by spontaneously generated voltage,” is the first issued on the ClearRefining® process; additional patent applications related to the process are pending.
“Obtaining this patent strengthens our intellectual property portfolio of fuel technology and solutions,” said Peter Gunnerman, director of Advanced Refining Concepts. “Moreover, the patent establishes the uniqueness of the ClearRefining® process and positions ARC, with its GDiesel® product, as a leader in the field of new generation alternative fuels. Unlike other alternative fuels, GDiesel® is available today in commercial quantities and does not require infrastructure changes or government subsidies.”
During the past four decades, the Gunnermans have introduced numerous patented clean energy technologies to world markets in the areas of pelletized fuels, biomass fuels, emulsified fuels and ultrasonic upgrading of petroleum.
GDiesel®, the company’s inaugural product, uses the ClearRefining® process to create a cleaner burning fuel product that requires no modifications to engines or vehicles for use. GDiesel® was recently designated by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) as an alternative fuel in Nevada’s Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Fleets program.
GDiesel® is currently being sold to five local and regional Nevada fuel distributors, large retail truck stops, and both large and small diesel fleets. The fuel is being produced at ARC’s Peru Heights refinery located 10 miles east of Reno. Production at the refinery began in August. The company’s sales of GDiesel® during the start-up phase have averaged 30,000-50,000 gallons per day. When fully operational, the facility will be able to produce 100,000 gallons of GDiesel® per day.
Source: Business Wire
