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INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Schedule of intangible assets acquired and their carrying values |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Trade secrets and developed technologies (Weighted average life of 7 years) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 3,775,889 |
Patents (Weighted average life of 5 years) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 34,257 |
Intellectual property (Weighted average life of 5 years) |  |  | 584,080 |  |  |  | - |
Total identifiable intangible assets-Gross carrying value: |  |  | 584,080 |  |  |  | 3,810,146 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (48,674 | ) |  |  | (3,810,146 | )
Impairment charges |  |  | (114,730 | ) |  |  | - |
Intangible assets, net |  | $ | 420,676 |  |  | $ | - |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2012 | ​ | ​ | 2011 | ​
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​ | Trade secrets and developed technologies (Weighted average life of 7 years) | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 9,430,900 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 9,430,900 |  | ​ | ​
​ | Patents (Weighted average life of 5 years) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 34,257 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 34,257 |  | ​ | ​
​ | Total identifiable intangible assets–Gross carrying value: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 9,465,157 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 9,465,157 |  | ​ | ​
​ | Less: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ |  | ​ | ​
​ | Accumulated amortization | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (3,810,146 | ) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (3,537,302 | ) | ​ | ​
​ | Impairment (2006) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (5,655,011 | ) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (5,655,011 | ) | ​ | ​
​ | Net | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 0 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 272,844 |  | ​ | ​
​ | Residual value | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 0 |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 0 |  | ​ | ​
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Schedule of estimated amortization expense of the intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years |
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Amount | ​
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​ | 2014 | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 90,145 |  | ​ | ​
​ | 2015 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 90,145 |  | ​ | ​
​ | 2016 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 90,145 |  | ​ | ​
​ | 2017 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 90,145 |  | ​ | ​
​ | 2018 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 60,096 |  | ​ | ​
​ | Total | ​ | ​ | ​ | $ | 420,676 |  | ​ |

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