ENSYN RTP Description (2011)

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The RTP Pyrolysis Pathway

Maximizing Value of Biomass Residues

April 2011

Ensyn Corporation overview

RTP Technology

Renewable Fuel Products

Project Initiatives

Summary

Presentation Overview

Ensyn is a US, technology-based producer of renewable fuels and chemicals

Core technology is Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP™), a fast pyrolysis technology for conversion of cellulosic wood feedstocks

Commercial production of renewable chemicals and fuels since 1989

Food chemicals application of RTP developed in mid 1980’s and sold to Red Arrow Products Company (Wisconsin)

Petroleum heavy crude upgrading application of RTP developed in late 1990s and sold to Ivanhoe Energy Inc in 2005

Ensyn Corporation - Overview

Major alliance for renewable liquid fuels established with UOP Inc., a Honeywell company, in 2008

Ensyn has now developed a market-ready, conditioned RTP Renewable Heating Oil (RHO) from cellulosic wood residues

RTP transportation fuels in development

Initial projects announced in Malaysia, Alberta and Italy

Business development initiatives worldwide

Ensyn’s role: License RTP technology Participate in RTP projects

Current Focus: Renewable Liquid Fuels

RTP Background

Continuous development since 1984 Current focus: renewable fuels

Envergent Technologies: UOP/Honeywell connection

UOP/Honeywell: Engineering / performance guarantees Piggy-back PyOil technology (upgrading) Credibility Development capabilities Worldwide sales network

Ensyn: RTP technology, patents, I.P. Operating history / partnerships Proven commercial roll-out in two industries Know-how (business and technical)

UOP: FCC & RTP

RTP is close analogue to FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) FCC technology is key process in gasoline production UOP has been designing FCC units since the early 1940’s – a co-inventor Licensed over 250 units – more than 50% of world-wide capacity Unit sizes from 1,500 to 200,000 BPD of capacity

RTPTM UOP FCC

UOP facilitates scale-up, engineering and supply

RTP Technology

Prototype RTP Fuels Plant

Renfrew Fuels Commercial Prototype Facility

Producing RTP liquids since 2007

Renfrew, Ontario

Nameplate capacity: 75 dry tpd

Processing experience: up to 100 dry tpd –

Approx. 18,000 gal/day of RTP Renewable Heating Oil @ 75% yield

RTP: 20+ years of commercial operations

The world’s only commercial fast pyrolysis process Patented, proprietary

RTP Technology

Solid Biomass

Pyrolysis Oil

Minimal net utilities RTP is self-sustaining process

RTP Flow Diagram

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%

Bio-Oil

Bio-Gas

Char

Biomass

PyOil

Bio Gas

Char

Basic Product Yields

RTP Mass-Energy Balance – 75 tpd basis

Biomass Dryer

RTPTM

~47wt% moisture ~10,895 lb/hr ~48.9 MM btu/hr

~6 wt% moisture ~6,298 lb/hr ~48.9 MM btu/hr

Dry Biomass

Wet Biomass

Pyrolysis Heating

Oil

~5.3 MMbtu/hr

~4.8 MMbtu/hr Flue Gas

Net Energy for Drying

~4.0 MMbtu/hr Product Gas

PYROLYSIS HEATING OIL YIELDS

Mass ~ 73 wt% of dry biomass Energy ~ 71 % of dry biomass Energy Content ~ 75,000 btu/gal Equivalence Value ~ 1.3 Energy Density ~ 6 times dry feed

~72.7 wt% of feed ~34.8 MM btu/hr ~11,000 gal per day ** Net Utilities ~ 0.9 MM btu/dry ton processed **

Renewable Liquid Fuels

RTP PyOil Liquid Fuels Development

Crude RTP liquids have been combusted commercially for 20+ years for heating, drying or process steam

Crude RTP liquids combustion tests have been successfully carried out in numerous boiler/combustion systems up to 60 MWth (200 MMbtu/hr)

Conditioned heating oil product developed in 2010 for broader applications for heting and power generation

= RTP Renewable Heating Oil (RHO) RHO has enhanced properties compared to

ASTM-D7544-10 “Standard Specification for Pyrolysis Liquid Biofuel”

RTP liquids combustion boiler, Rhinelander,

Wisconsin

Crude RTP liquids production

Combustion of crude RTP liquids

for drying and space heating

Combustion of crude RTP liquids

in utility and industrial boilers

Combustion of conditioned RTP

Renewable Heating Oil (RHO) in

Industrial Heating and Power

Applications

Fully upgraded on-road

Transportation Fuels

1989 1992 1997 2010 2012

Evolution: RTP Liquid Fuels

RTP Renewable Heating Oil (RHO)

Development of a “Conditioned” heating oil for broad applications in heating and power generation= RHO

RHO can be co-fired or use alone in conventional boilers with little or no modifications

Additional uses for RHO in stationary diesels for power generation

A standardized PHO Combustion package developed to retrofit fuel oil boilers for 100% RHO use

RHO combustion emissions compare favorably with fossil fuel

Standardized RHO combustion test unit

RHO production footprint similar to other energy alternatives

GHG emission approaches zero

Assumed biomass transport distances: 200 km for logging residues 25 km for short rotation forest crops 0 km for sawmill residues

Comparison of GHG Emissions Cradle to Delivered Energy

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Petroleum Crude Oil

Hard Coal

gCO

2 eq/

MJ

Natural Gas

Canadian Oil Sands Crude Oil

RHO from

Logging Residues

RHO from

Willow

RHO from

Poplar

Energy extraction GHG emissions

RHO Lifecycle footprint greener than other alternatives

70-90% lower GHG emission SOX emission similar to natural gas

Comparison of GHG Emissions Cradle to Delivered Energy, and Burned

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Petroleum Fuel Oil

Hard Coal

gCO

2 eq/

MJ

Natural Gas

RHO from Logging Residues

RHO from Willow

RHO from Poplar

Life Cycle GHG emissions

through combustion

UOP 5398A-34

RHO from

Sawmill Residues

RHO from Sawmill

Residues

Renewable Heating Oil & GHG

Power generation with turbine genset is proven Ensyn is working with a leading diesel engine

manufacturer on a RHO-fed diesel genset Trials are underway Diesel engine with guarantees expected in late 2011 Dramatic increases in efficiency over conventional

cogen

Power Generation

Major initiative with UOP Production of gasoline, diesel and jet fuels from RTP LIquids Drop-in solution – products are indistinguishable from

petroleum counterparts Addition of hydrogen/use of catalysts Success in smaller scale Current focus on scale-up, logistics, catalyst optimization Commercial availability in 2012

Transport Fuels

Projects Initiatives

Joint venture established between Ensyn and Tolko Industries

JV to develop 400 tpd RTP facility in High Level, Northern Alberta

Feedstocks: wood residues from High Level dimensional lumber mill

Products: heat, power and resins

Resins to be used for Tolko engineered panels

Engineering and design: UOP

Construction to start late 2011

Tolko Industries - Alberta

Premium Renewable Energy established and licensed to develop RTP projects in Malaysia, Indonesia and part of India

Focus is palm residues and sugar cane baggasse

Premium has announced intent to build 29 RTP facilities over next ten years in Malaysia for conversion of palm residues. The entire project would:

Process 7.7 million tons of palm waste / year

Produce 3.8 million tons of RTP liquids / year

RTP liquids to be used for heat and power

Engineering: UOP

Construction to begin late 2011

Premium - Malaysia

premiumR E N E W A B L E E N E R G Y

RTP Project in central Italy being developed by Industria e Innovazione, a leading Italian power/renewable energy group

Project will process 150 tons per day of mixed-source wood residues

Principal product will be power (diesel genset)

Engineering: UOP

Constriction to start late 2011

INDI - Italy

Summary

Ensyn & RTP: a unique, patented pyrolysis technology with a proven

commercial track record across multiple industries Strategic partnership for liquid fuels with industry leaders UOP/Honeywell Focus on non-food wood and agricultural residues as RTP feedstocks RTP is an attractive technology “Pathway” that allows for the conversion

of wood/wood residues to: Available now: A series of commercial products with attractive

economic returns: heating fuels, power, chemicals Available soon: Transport fuels, specialty chemicals