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Page 1: Cost-Competitive Benzene, Toluene and Xylenes From Biomass.

Cost-Competitive Benzene, Toluene and Xylenes

From Biomass

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Anellotech’s Value PropositionA low cost process for “drop in” green aromatics

November 2014 2

Large consumer

markets

• Packaging

• Automotive

• Apparel

Low Cost

Feedstocks

• Wood Chips

• Palm Waste

• Sugar Cane

Bagasse

• Corn Stover

Simple Process

• One Reactor

• Economical

Catalyst

• Min. Added Energy

• No H2 Addition

• “Drop In”

• Benzene, Toluene,

Xylenes (BTX)

Key Chemicals

• PET

• PS

• PC

• PU

• Nylon

Base Aromatics

Desired Green Products

Key End Use Markets

Non-Food Biomass

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Anellotech Benefits for BTX Supply Chain

• Cost advantaged vs. petroleum-derived

• Green chemistry-based

• Feedstock diversity (biomass vs. crude oil)

• No reliance on RINs, mandates for commercial viability

Base AromaticsDesired Green Products

Key End Use Markets

Non-Food Biomass

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Anellotech Origins

• Technology breakthrough from Huber research group at University of Massachusetts, Amherst (25 peer reviewed publications)

• Anellotech holds exclusive global rights to Catalytic Fast PyrolysisTM

technology

• U.S. patents granted, more pending in U.S., international

• 100% strategic partner funded – major multinational chemical, technology providers and other companies in the aromatics supply chain

November 2014 3

Powder sample

Quartz wool

Pyroprobe (mg)

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Conversion Chemistry in One Reactor

Anellotech Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Process “CFP ProcessTM”

CFP Process Features

• Biomass conversion to

BTX in one fluidized

bed reactor• Anellotech proprietary

catalysts based on

zeolites• Desired reactions

make aromatics• Undesired reactions

make coke that is

burned for process

energy

Drying &Grinding

CatalystRegenerator

Steam forelectricity

Compressor

CO, CO2 to processing or combustor

CatalyticFluidized BedReactor

Separation Train

CatalystSeparator

Catalyst recycle loopGas Recycle Loop

BTX Purification

Water

C9+ Aromatics

B

TX

November 2014

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Use a Variety of Scientific Tools to Optimize Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis

TheoreticalChemistry

Intrinsic Kinetics and Chemistry of Pyrolysis

ComputationalFluid Dynamics

Conceptual Process Design (Downstream separation)

Analytical Chemistry

Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis

Catalysis

FluidizationTransportPhenomena(heat/mass transfer)

Spectroscopy

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Dr. Charles SorensenVP, R&D

• 25+ years process engineering, catalysis, R&D

• Corning, Exxon Mobil

Dr. Scott HanDirector, Catalysis

• 25+ years catalysis, R&D• Mobil, Rohm & Haas, Midori

Dr. Dennis McCulloughBusiness Dev. Consultant

• Former President Badger Licensing (Exxon-Shaw JV)

• Shaw Group, ABB Lummus, Bechtel, Eastman

Dr. George W. Huber Board of Directors

• Inventor CFP Technology, Co-founder

• Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Fred PesaBoard of Directors

• Former R&D Head, BP USA• Expert in fluid bed catalysis

Dr. Ed WolynicBoard of Directors

• Former Engelhard CTO and Group VP Strategic Technologies

• Former UOP VP R&D

A-7

Leadership Team

Highly experienced in chemicals, catalysis and business

Mr. David SudolskyPresident & CEO

• 25+ Years Business Management, Leadership

• Dura Pharma, Booz-Allen, Union Carbide

Dr. Erick GamasDirector, Engineering

• 25+ years fluid bed engineering, R&D

• UOP, Ablemarle

November 2014

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Anellotech’s Pearl River, NY FacilitiesRoom for Expansion…

November 2014 8

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Anellotech Development Strategy

9

U Massachusetts Intellectual

Property Estate

Anellotech Catalyst

Development

Anellotech Process

Development

Anellotech Pilot/Demo Plant

Testing & Scale-Up

Commercial Scale Plants

Anellotech IP

November 2014

Dec. 2013: Kg.-scale BTX Production CapabilityOn-line, On-Schedule

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Anellotech Process Commercialization

Scoping and Development Units:• fluid bed• fixed bed

operational

Pilot Unit December 2013

Demonstration Unit: 2016

First Commercial Plant 2019 - 2020

Second Commercial Plant 2021 - 2022

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Large BTX Market PotentialValue $1200/ton vs. $600/ton for fuels

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3 of the 5 largest commodity petrochemicals…..

Butadiene; $25

Benzene; $69

Toluene; $45 Xylene; $81

Ethylene; $195

Propylene; $120

“BTX”$195 bn

USD, billion

Benzene

Toluene

Xylene

Polystyrene, Rubber

Polycarbonate, Epoxy, Phenolics

Nylon

Detergents

Polyurethane

PET films and resins

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Talk to Anellotech

• New partners in aromatics supply chain

• Commercial plant co-location partners

• Feedstock providers– Woody biomass

– Stover

– Bagasse

– Energy crops

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