Renewable Energy From Municipal Solid Waste And Automobile Shredder Residues

CarbonTech, LLC

“Renewable Energy from MSW & ASR”

© CarbonTech, LLC 2009

Outline


• Who We Are• What We Can Do• Our History• Technology Advantages• How It Works• Beneficiaries• Cato Compared• Our Future

Who We Are


• CarbonTech is the business entity to commercialize CATO Research Corp process “A Method to Recapture Energy From Organic Waste” through an exclusive license with CATO

• CarbonTech is based in Glendale, AZ , with affiliate in Nabb, IN and has 2 employees

• CATO Research is owned by Paul Kruesi and Family and owns the US Patent granted September 2008, No. 7,425,315.

• Paul Kruesi holds 19 Patents in the Fields of Hydrometallurgy, Fuel Cell and Energy Research

What We Can Do• Process MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) and ASR (Auto Shredder

Residues) to an energy rich sustainable source of carbon with high BTU value (>12,000 BTU/LB)

• Utilize CO2 and CO in an exothermic solid gas chemical reaction to

oxidize carbon bondsHydrocarbon Oxidation: 2{-CH2-} + CO2 = 3C + 2H2O (g)

• Recover recyclable metals contained in these waste streams • Capture Furans and Dioxins prior to formation by capturing

Chlorides and Fluorides with Mg via MgCO3

Chloride Capture/Vinyl Chloride : 2{C2H3Cl) + MgCO3 = 5C + MgCl2 + 3H2O (g)

• Reduce the amount of Waste land filled in the World utilizing CarbonTech technology

• Reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and become part of the DREAM Team.


Proven Unique Technology


• The technology has been verified directly by Prof. Patrick Taylor and his graduate students at the Colorado School of Mines. Some 56 experiments over 18 months were performed.

• Columbia University studied a parallel technology and confirmed the capability to sequester CO2 using similar parameters

• GK Technologies has confirmed the ability to employ the process in a Fluidized Bed technology for commercialization

• It is important to realize that this is not an incineration process, but rather a chemical process.

Our Technology History


• The Colorado School of Mines verified the CATO process in an eighteen-month demonstration of the technology. Harmful gases such as furans and dioxins were not

detected in their testing.Over 50 tests were run on various carbon based materials

• The low temperature process preserves metals, such as aluminum foil, allowing them to pass through the process unaltered.

• The carbon generated from the process has BTU content equivalent to coal and can be utilized as a coal substitute.

• Steam generated during the process can be used to drive turbines that generate electricity.


US MSW Summary(EPA 2006)

GENERATED RECOVERED AVAILABLE TOCARBONTECH PROCESS

MATERIAL TONS(000) % TONS

(000)%

RecoveredTONS(000)

%Available

Metals 19,130 7.6 6,950 36.3 12,180 63.7

Organics (C) 215,290 85.5 71,960 33.4 143,330 66.5

Non-Organics 16,920 6.8 2,880 21.8 N/A N/A

Total MSW 251,340 100 81,790 32.5 155,550 61.2

Projected CarbonTech Benefits


• Reduced volume of waste to landfills (minimum 5:1)

• Recovery of metals without oxidation loss

• Recycling metals versus mining conserves fossil fuel use

• Significantly less expensive to build than traditional WTE facilities

• All harmful emissions captured, no dioxins or furans created

• Renewable carbon product with BTU content equal to fossil coal (12,000 BTU/pound)Will achieve 1.2 Mw/ton or 30 Mw/hour at 25 ton per

hour production rates1 hour of production (30 MwH) displaces 60 barrels of oilNo Sulfur content


How It WorksWaste(MSW)2,000 lb

(1,667 lb solids,333 lb water)

DrierRemove heavy

materials

Rotary Kiln

Screen

Leach

Filter

Flotation

Waste231 lb

Steam = 898 lbMethane (CH4) = 79 lb

Methane used to superchargesteam.

CO2 = 229 lbN2 = 14 lb

Metals = 123 lb & AmmoniumChloride (NH4Cl) = 20 lb

Water

Magnesium Chloride(MgCl2) = 12 lb

Carbon DrierCarbon = 83 lb

Filter

Magnesium Carbonate (MgCO3) = 10 lbCarbon Dioxide (CO2) = 309 lb

Power Production from Coal equivalentat 12,000 BTU/lb

SOLVAYIntroduce NH3

(ammonia) = 6 lb &CO2

IN POUNDS

Solids 1,667

Water 333

O2 (air) 221

NH3 (ammonia) 6

Total 2,227

OUT POUNDS

Steam 898CH4 (methane) 79

Waste 231

Metals 123

NH4Cl (ammonium chloride

20

CO2 (carbon dioxide)

229

N2 (nitrogen) 14

Carbon 633

Total 2,227

MSW Material Balance BurnerAiradd

O2 = 221 lb

123 lb

716 lb

20 lb

633 lb

Colorado School of MinesReaction at Temperature


This demonstrates the sustained reaction over time at temperature.

Hazen ResearchReaction at Temperature


This demonstrates the sustained reaction at temperature over eight hours.


BeneficiariesUrban Community

A community of approximately 220,000 people that uses its generated MSW of 500 tons per day to produce electricity for its own consumption will see cumulative savings of over $25 MM annually.

Annual Community Electric $120,000,000.00

Savings per MwH $70.00Total MwH generated 267,042Total Electric Savings $18,692,940.00

% Credit of Community Electric 15.58%Metal credit $7,117,500.00

Total Value (electric plus metal) $25,810,440.00Total Return 21.51%

NOTE: Does not include any capital or operating costs.

Urban MSW Benefit Example

220,000 population, 100,000 homes (2.2 people per household)4.54 pounds MSW/day/person = 182,500 tons/yearAverage electric bill = $1,200 annuallyAverage charge kWh = $0.10 (MwH = $100)Metal credit = $39/MSW ton

Assumptions


Consumer electricity purchased = $100/MwH

$120,000,000


Automobile ShreddersASSUMPTIONS:

4) Assume 1,500 MwH per month used by shredder5) Assume 22 days/mo and 10 hrs per day6) Assume 10 cents/kWH charged to operator7) Assume metals in ASR at $30/ASR ton.

Shredding Process Per Hour Per Day Per Year

Ferrous Tons 200 2,000 528,000

ASR Tons 67 667 176,000

CarbonTech Process Per Hour Per Day Per Year

MwHours from CBT process (1.2 Mw/ton, 25T/hr)

30.00 720.00 237,600

Shredder MwHours Consumed 7 70 18,480

MwHours Sold 23.00 650 219,120

Sale Price/MwH $30.00 $30.00 $30.00

Revenue $690.00 $19,500.00 $6,573,600.00

Shredder Electrical Savings ($3.50/Fe ton)

$700.00 $7,000.00 $1,848,000.00

Shredder ASR Disposal Savings (10:1 volume reduction @ $20/T)

$1,020.00 $10,200.00 $2,692,800.00

One month purchased electricity for annual reactor shut down.

($700.00) ($7,000.00) ($154,000.00)

Metals Recovered @ $30/ASR ton $2,000.00 $20,000.00 $5,280,000.00

Total Economic Value to Shredder $3,710.00 $49,700.00 $16,240,400.00

NOTE: Does not include any capital or operating costs.

1) 8,000 -10,000 Hp Mega-Shredder

2) Assume 10 hours shredder operation per day3) Assume 25 TPH for CarbonTech process per reactor. One reactor should process 600 tons per day at 25 TPH; volume above that level requires additional reactor(s). Reactors operate 24 hours/day, 330 days/year.


CarbonTech Advantages• Greater BTU conversion to power than other systems• CO2 used to oxidize the carbon contained in waste• Single step process. Does not require taking to higher

temperatures to complete process.• Exothermic, self-sustaining: uses less energy• No dioxin or furan formation means no scrubbing at extreme

temperatures• Works on any carbon content materials

MSW/ASR most abundant applicationsBiomass Waste synergy

• Low capital requirements to buildA complete 6 MW system will cost about $16 MM

• Reactor, boiler and 6 MW turbineEstimated payback for Urban Community = >9 monthsEstimated payback for Automobile Shredder = 12 months


CarbonTech vs. Other Technologies

• Torrefaction/Pyrolysis• High temperature, endothermic• Lower yield

• Mass Burn/Incineration• Lower efficiency conversion of energy to electricity• Severe oxidation/degradation of recovered metals

• Gasification (Syngas)• High energy consumption• Requires multiple steps to final product

• Plasma Arc• Extremely high energy consumption• High initial capital costs• High operating costs

• Microwave (re: ASR)• High energy consumption• Failed in pilot facility


Our FutureCarbonTech will expand the application process and its uses alone or in combination with other processes to convert the following wastes to sustainable sources of carbon, metals, and environmentally friendly byproducts.

•Residential construction and demolition (C&D)•Tire piles•High Sulfur Coal •Timber from Pine Beetle infested forests•Oil Shale Sands Byproducts•Carbon to higher value added uses

Methane Butane Propane Patent Pending Fuel Cell technology


What’s NextCarbonTech is actively engaged in identifying the most efficient technology for commercial implementation of our process.

• Fluidized Bed Reactor• Indirect Fired Rotary Kiln

We are developing a fully realized business plan to demonstrate the complete financial benefits of the Cato process.

CarbonTech is working with equipment manufacturers and generators of ASR as partners to assist in developing a pilot program leading to a fully developed demonstration facility.

CarbonTech is aggresively pursuing investors to finance our growth and development.


CarbonTech, LLC4708 W. Pasadena Avenue

Glendale, Arizona 85301-7617

www.carbontechllc.com

Michael Jaap&

Daniel Shapiro