Significant Customers and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Customer	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable		$ 1,206,255		$ 1,206,255		$ 878,600
Maximum earnings from recently published quarterly financial statements		(378,434)	(529,565)	(1,152,556)	(1,083,307)
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Number of customers				3
Proceeds from a stockholder rights	2,200,000
Customers One [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable		945,000	880,000	945,000	880,000
Percentage of sales		70.00%	54.00%	70.00%	55.00%
Customers Two [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable		0	180,000	0	180,000
Percentage of sales		8.00%	18.00%	9.00%	22.00%
Customers Three [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable		150,000	140,000	150,000	140,000
Percentage of sales		5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	4.00%
BASF [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Net book value equipment				115.00%
Supply agreements with BASF Corporation				The financial condition covenants in one of our supply agreements with BASF would “trigger” a technology transfer right (license and, optionally, an equipment sale) in the event (a) that earnings of our twelve month period ending with its most recently published quarterly financial statements are less than zero and our cash, cash equivalents and certain investments are less than $2,000,000, or (b) of an acceleration of any debt maturity having a principal amount of more than $10,000,000
BASF [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Maximum earnings from recently published quarterly financial statements				0
Cash, cash equivalents and investments, maximum		2,000,000		2,000,000
BASF [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Original book value of equipment, Minimum				30.00%
Replacement of equipment period, minimum				12 months
Principal amount of debt on maturity, minimum		$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000