Clean Fuels at a Glance +

  • • Higher Mixed Alcohols
  • • Methanol
  • • Grain Ethanol
  • • Cellulosic Ethanol
  • • Synthetic Ethanol
  • • Biodiesel
  • • Butanol
  • • Dimethyl Ether (DME)
Synthetic gasoline? Syndiesel from coal? Oil-based fuels from algae, grasses or waste grease? Single alcohols like ethanol? What about higher mixed alcohol fuels?

Which fuel is the best and why?

More information

Fuel For Thought +

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.

- Henry David Thoreau

Somebody needed to do something, and it was incredibly pathetic that it had to be us.

- Jerry Garcia

We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.

- Walt Kelly

The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

- Albert Einstein

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

- Confucius

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

- Ghandi

After hydrogen, the most common thing in the universe is stupidity.

- Albert Einstein

For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.

-Richard Feynman

More Fuel For Thought

The Green Fuel Prescription

At Risk: Economy, Environment
Disease: Fossil Fuel Dependency
Symptoms: Pollution, Oil Sheiks
Cure: Higher Mixed Alcohol Fuel
Dosage: Continuous 24/7
Contraindications: None
Manufacturer: Bioroot Energy, LLC

Facts & FAQs

Who is Bioroot Energy, LLC?

Bioroot Energy is a Montana  company dedicated to rapid development, production and commercialization of a licensed, patented, EPA-approved, biodegradable higher mixed alcohol fuel tradenamed ENVIROLENE®.

What is the company’s mission?

Bioroot Energy’s mission is to be first in the liquid fuels industry to successfully balance local and regional interests, economics, and environmental considerations, with profitable, clean and sustainable liquid fuel generation.

Who is Standard Alcohol Company of America, Inc. (SACA)?

Colorado-based SACA is the developer of the  ENVIROLENE® fuel formula, and author of its patents and production methods.

What is the first facility construction timeline?

A pilot demonstration project will be constructed with 18-24 months of full project funding, and when operational will represent the world’s first higher mixed alcohol fuel facilities licensed to produce this valuable, proprietary clean fuel formula.

What is Gasification?

Read more about Gasification from National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)

What is higher mixed alcohol fuel, and how is this fuel superior to ethanol?

Read our biofuels primer.

Isn’t your process known as Fischer-Tropsch?

No. F-T makes synthetic oils, and it’s wildly expensive and dirty. Our process makes synthetic, biodegradable alcohols in a process known as methanization. For more info about F-T, here’s a good article.

Why do this in Montana?

Simple. It’s the last best place.  :-)