Significant Customers and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer	Dec. 31, 2011
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	$ 1,031,405	$ 878,600
Net loss for the year ended	(2,392,574)	(3,363,537)
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Number of customers	3
Maximum [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Cash cash equivalents and short term investments as per previous agreement	2,000,000
Customers One [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	420,000	443,000
Percentage of sales	67.00%	54.00%
Customers Two [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	245,000	0
Percentage of sales	9.00%	21.00%
Customers Three [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Accounts receivable	173,000	53,000
Percentage of sales	5.00%	7.00%
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 “trigger” a technology transfer right (license and equipment sale at BASF’s option) in the event (a) that earnings of the twelve month period ending with our most recently published quarterly financial statements are less than zero and our cash, cash equivalents and certain investments are less than $1,000,000 (reduced from $2,000,000 during 2012 by mutual agreement), 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]
Net loss for the year ended	0
Cash, cash equivalents and investments, maximum	1,000,000
BASF [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Significant Customers and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Original book value of equipment, Minimum	30.00%
Principal amount of debt on maturity, minimum	$ 10,000,000
Replacement of equipment period, minimum	12 months