Biochemical CO 2 capture A sustainable development technology For energy production and heavy industries First commercially available biochemical process One more tool for adressing climate change challenges - No more CO2 to handle -

Greenhouse gases (GHGs): when « too much » is « bad » Nature has had GHG emissions for ever –In balance with GHG consumption by natural means Increasing human activities generate an excess of GHG emissions –Imbalance with GHG consumption by natural means GHG emissions will have to be reduced –voluntarily and/or by regulation CO 2 is the most prevalent GHG –followed by CH 4

Many ways to reduce GHGs GHG reduction achievements will be a combination of various approaches –Selecting the best energy source coal, oil, natural gas, biogas, hydrogen –Upgrading industrial processes to reduce amounts of GHGs produced –Capturing CO 2 after being emitted for massive recycling or sequestration

Capture of CO 2 emissions Greenhouse gas emissions are gas mixtures –CO 2, CH 4, H 2 S, NO x The petro-chemical industry already knows how to selectively extract CO 2 from a gas mixture –For industrial use of the CO 2 -free gas mixture –Disposal of CO 2 at lowest cost GHG volumes are massively higher than CO 2 volumes extracted by industry –Petrochemical industry technologies are cost prohibitive

Capture - Sequestration First, capture CO 2 –Extraction form a gas mixture –Condensation, liquefaction Then, sequestrate it –Where ? Environmental risks –Will it come back in the atmosphere as CO 2 ? Need for new technologies –Less risk, definitive CO 2 elimination

CO 2 Solution Inc. offers an innovative alternative CO 2 gas is converted into an unharmful liquid by-product, right at point of emission No more need of energy to compress or liquify captured CO 2 No more CO 2

Biochemical catalyst Massive amounts of catalyst are affordably synthesized through latest advances in genetic engineering Production costs slashed by a factor of 100 Using a potent and robust biochemical catalyst, CO 2 Solution’s treatment unit replicates a natural process occuring in human muscles - Carbonic anhydrase - One of the most efficient catalysts, now available for industrial use

Attractive features CO 2 Solution’s reactor operates at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure –Lower costs –Sustainable development technology –Favorable Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040) –Can enrich methane-poor biogases by stripping their CO 2 content The instant by-product is an easily manageable liquid solution of bicarbonate ions (HCO 3 - )

Ancillary benefits of the by-product CO 2 Solution’s treatment unit: –instantaneously converts harmful CO 2 gas –into unharmful bicarbonate ion solution Valuable alternatives to CO 2 compression or liquefaction

Added value of by-product Several HCO 3 - recycling options: –Sequestration in saline aquifers More affordable than piping CO 2 Irreversible sequestration, no risk of CO 2 leak –Precipitation, e.g. into calcium carbonate Commercial value in Pulp and Paper, etc. –Pure CO 2 regeneration through desorption Valuable local production in remote areas

A plan of action for each industrial sector CO 2 Solution has a plan of action for your industry sector –Coal-fired power plants –Hydrogen plants and gensets –Biogas enrichment for power generation –Incinerators –Cement, aluminum smelters, pulp and paper, foundry CO 2 Solution’s plan of action can help you reduce your GHG emissions by 10% within 3-6 years This plan of action will be highly competitive with the increasing costs of CO 2 emission penalties

CO 2 Solution Inc. Contact: Jo Lanoë Vice president, business development CO 2 Solution Inc. Quebec Metro Techno Park Ste-Foy, Quebec G1P 4R1 Canada (418) CO 2 Solution, a partner of choice to address some of your needs in climate changes