Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	19. Subsequent Events On February 19, 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) with Pirelli & C. Ambiente SpA (“Pirelli”) to form a joint venture entity, Eco Emission Enterprise Srl under the laws of Italy (the “Joint Venture”), through which the Company and Pirelli will jointly sell their emission control products in Europe and the CIS countries. The Joint Venture Agreement provides that the Company and Pirelli will each hold 50% of the total issued share capital of the Joint Venture. In conjunction with the formation and operation of the Joint Venture, the Company and Pirelli have each agreed to an initial contribution of €50,000 (approximately $67,000) to the Joint Venture. Future contributions from the Company and Pirelli will be provided to the Joint Venture in the form of cash or shareholders loans, from time to time as necessary. On January 30, 2013, the Company and Kanis S.A. entered into an amendment to amend certain terms of the Company’s outstanding 6% note due 2013. As amended, the maturity date of this note was changed from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2015. In addition, the payment premium due under this note was changed from a range of $100,000 to $200,000, based proportionally on the number of days that the loan remains outstanding, to a fixed amount of $250,000, with $100,000 payable on June 30, 2013 and the remaining $150,000 payable at maturity on June 30, 2015. Finally, the interest rate was changed from 6% to 8% as of June 30, 2013. Also on January 30, 2013, the Company and Kanis S.A. entered into a letter agreement regarding the Company’s outstanding 8% subordinated convertible note due 2016 whereby Kanis S.A. has agreed not to accelerate the maturity of these notes during the 2013 calendar year.

Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

19. Subsequent Events

On February 19, 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) with Pirelli & C. Ambiente SpA (“Pirelli”) to form a joint venture entity, Eco Emission Enterprise Srl under the laws of Italy (the “Joint Venture”), through which the Company and Pirelli will jointly sell their emission control products in Europe and the CIS countries. The Joint Venture Agreement provides that the Company and Pirelli will each hold 50% of the total issued share capital of the Joint Venture. In conjunction with the formation and operation of the Joint Venture, the Company and Pirelli have each agreed to an initial contribution of €50,000 (approximately $67,000) to the Joint Venture. Future contributions from the Company and Pirelli will be provided to the Joint Venture in the form of cash or shareholders loans, from time to time as necessary.

On January 30, 2013, the Company and Kanis S.A. entered into an amendment to amend certain terms of the Company’s outstanding 6% note due 2013. As amended, the maturity date of this note was changed from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2015. In addition, the payment premium due under this note was changed from a range of $100,000 to $200,000, based proportionally on the number of days that the loan remains outstanding, to a fixed amount of $250,000, with $100,000 payable on June 30, 2013 and the remaining $150,000 payable at maturity on June 30, 2015. Finally, the interest rate was changed from 6% to 8% as of June 30, 2013.

Also on January 30, 2013, the Company and Kanis S.A. entered into a letter agreement regarding the Company’s outstanding 8% subordinated convertible note due 2016 whereby Kanis S.A. has agreed not to accelerate the maturity of these notes during the 2013 calendar year.