SRI International

SRI International produces valuable research in a broad range of areas, including the field of desulfurization. To quote from the SRI web …

“SRI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute conducting client-sponsored research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations. SRI also brings its innovations to the marketplace by licensing its intellectual property and creating new ventures.

“For more than 60 years, since our beginnings when we were called Stanford Research Institute, our strengths have been our staff's world-leading expertise and passion for working with clients on important challenges. SRI is well known for its legacy of innovations in communications and networks, computing, economic development and science and technology policy, education, energy and the environment, engineering systems, pharmaceuticals and health sciences, homeland security and national defense, materials and structures, and robotics.

“Independent from Stanford University since 1970, SRI is a nonprofit scientific research institute formed under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and incorporated in the State of California. Get quick answers about SRI here. Also request or download our corporate overview brochures (Acrobat PDF) to get a look at who we are and how we meet important client needs. “
source: http://www.sri.com/about/

Here is an example of the results of SRI’s desulfurization research, quoting again from the SRI web …

Low Sulfur Gasoline
The Separation Science research team at SRI has developed a cost-effective process for making low-sulfur gasoline (<40 ppm). The S-containing compounds are absorbed from gasoline, using specific zeolites, which are regenerated through a displacement cycle with ammonia.

Advantage
SRI's process is much less expensive than existing methods for reducing sulfur. Because the process also avoids hydrotreating, octane-enhancing components in gasoline are not destroyed.

Opportunity
With the U.S. government mandating significantly lower legal sulfur levels in gasoline, there is a growing need for a less costly and less complex process for sulfur reduction. SRI's technology presents a strong licensing avenue for a petroleum or engineering company, including the opportunity for working in partnership with SRI during the project's development and marketing.

source: http://www.sri.com/psd/technologies/lowsulfur.html

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