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About Spero Energy
Spero Energy, Inc. is an Indianabased company with the mission of
developing cost competitive processes
for the conversion of abundant non-food
biomass to high value chemicals (HVCs).
With its experienced and outstanding
R&D and business team, Spero Energy
has developed processes for a range of
renewable chemicals targeting the flavor
and fragrance industries.
A pioneer technology
provider for the
manufacture of high
value sustainable
chemicals from
renewable feedstock.
Our initial lignin-derived flavor and
fragrance chemicals target a multibillion dollar market segment. The
opportunities and applications of Spero’s
lignin-free cellulose and xylose products
are enormous and include large volume
platform chemicals.
Furthermore, the Spero technology has
the following strategic advantages:
•
Natural and sustainable sourced
feedstock
•
Recyclable catalyst and easily
separable product stream
•
Accessible carbohydrate co-product
•
Cost competitive
•
Provides access to specialty aromatic
compounds
Technology Overview
Spero Energy is currently scaling up its
patent-pending one step lignin catalysis
technology that produces selective
KEY LEADERSHIP
Key Personnel
Mahdi Abu-Omar, Ph.D.: President
Basudeb Saha, Ph.D.: Chief Technical Officer
Trenton Parsell, Ph.D.: Senior Scientist
Ian Klein: Scientist
Barron Hewtson: Engineer
Dr. Robert Bedoukian: Business Advisor
Mark Cisneros: Business Consultant
Funding
Spero Energy, Inc. acknowledges financial support from the
U.S. Department of Energy, Elevate Ventures, Biocrossroads
Contact
Kurz Purdue Technology Center, Ste. E1251, West Lafayette,
IN 47906; info@speroenergy.com; http://www.speroenergy.
com/
Mahdi Abu-Omar
President
Basudeb Saha
Chief Technical Officer
DHE, DMPP, lignin-free cellulose and
xylose from various sustainable and
abundant biomass feedstock. The primary
lignin-derived DHE and DMPP and the
secondary products have immediate uses
in the flavor and fragrance industry.
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