Vertroleum

VertroleumTM - Derived from the Latin word for green (viridis) and the Latin word for oil (oleum). As the word petroleum describes crude oil obtained from the ground (lit. oil from rock), VertroleumTM is a word coined to describe the biocrude oil obtained from all green resources, or biomass.

This process yields a biocrude oil that, like petroleum crude, can be refined into a large number of hydrocarbon based products. The term VertroleumTM can be used in all the ways the term petroleum is used to facilitate understanding how the next generation of biofuel technology will result in green, environmentally friendly products.

Just as products made from crude oil (petroleum) are known as ‘petroleum distillates’, products made from biocrude oil (VertroleumTM) can be referred to as ‘Vertroleum distillates.’

Although this is new technology and research continues, it is thought that this next generation of biofuel technology could eventually make current ethanol and biodiesel technologies obsolete.

Perhaps two of the more significant and immediate benefits of this biofuel technology will be 1) reduced dependency on conventional petroleum and its environmental impact, and 2) reduced dependency on corn and soybeans, since the refining of biocrude results in biogasoline and a new type of biodiesel. The price of corn and soybeans has risen dramatically since demand for their use in producing fuel has risen, and some economists contend that converting a primary food source into energy is fundamentally a bad strategy.

By using non-food biomass to produce biocrude oil (VertroleumTM) cuts the costs of production and reduces the strain on the worlds food supply.

Word Mark VERTROLEUM Goods and Services IC 004. US 001 006 015. G & S: Artificial petroleum Standard Characters Claimed Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK Serial Number 77353976 Filing Date December 17, 2007 Current Filing Basis 1B Original Filing Basis 1B

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