Innovation for today’s energy needs

Auterra develops and licenses patented catalyst and process technologies based on elegant chemistry. Our novel, proprietary technology, Flex, enables oil producers, refiners, and petrochemical manufacturers to remove sulfur and other contaminants from oil feedstocks and fuels with dramatically better economics and drastically lower greenhouse gas emissions.

We’ve partnered with some of the leading scientists, technologists, consultants, and economists in the oil industry to develop and test our catalysts and process technologies, with results proven to achieve both economic and environmental gains versus legacy solutions like hydroprocessing.

Auterra is headquartered in Schenectady, New York.

Auterra’s History

Since our founding, we’ve been focused on developing and commercializing novel technologies to enable breakthrough solutions for cleaner, greener fuels.

2003

After licensing a nanomaterial patent from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Auterra is founded as Applied NanoWorks to focus on developing high-value speciality inorganic compounds.

2007

Auterra scientists develop the Molecular Control Process platform, enabling rapid discovery of hybrid molecules, including a novel oxidation molecule that can remove heteroatoms from crude oil.

2010

First patents issued; Auterra begins developing desulfurization process based on its proprietary catalysts.

2016

Deep sulfur removal process achieves pipeline partial upgrading of heavy sour crude and bitumen feedstocks.

2019

Sulfur polishing process introduced to enable desulfurization of transmix without the expense, size, or emissions of hydroprocessing plants.

2021

Auterra successfully scales sulfur polishing to treat thousands of gallons of transmix, with massive reductions in GHG emissions over legacy methods.

How can Flex work for you?

Learn more about how we partner with oil companies throughout the value chain to develop comprehensive and customized technology licensing packages to put Flex to work for your needs.

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