ADEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Catalytic process and skid-mounted system for converting biogas to methanol via syngas reforming
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- LOUISVILLE, KY
- Founded
- 2024
- Latest Form D
- $1.3M, Aug 2024
- Total capital
- $1.5M
- Federal grants
- $175K
- 1 award · 2024
- Rank in peer group#3 of 28
- Private capital raised
- $1.3M
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2024
- 26 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 1 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#5 of 28
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.3M
- Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Advanced Energy Materials Llc Proposes To Demonstrate The Production Of Methanol From Biogas. Adem Will Study The Feasibility Of Its Catalyst And The Process For Conversion Of Biogas To Syngas And Further Reforming Of Syngas To Methanol. Ultimately, Adem Plans To Demonstrate An Economically Viable Modular Process Using The Skid Mou$175K
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Federal first
2months
from ADEM TECHNOLOGIES INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2024
- Agriculture · $175K
- First Form D · Aug 2024
- $1.3M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 28 peers
Line = medianClean tech · System
- Federal grants#3 · top 11%
- Granted patents#5 · top 18%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Mahendra SunkaraResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Dominick PaganoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Roy ToutantDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vasanthi SunkaraExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 2- GrantedNon-Passive Anti-Viral and Nanofilter Based RespiratorsUSPTOUS 12,643,063
- PendingDesulfurization and Sulfur Tolerant Hydrogenation Processes of Hydrocarbon FeedstocksUSPTOApplication 19240945
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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