Covering Key Aspects Technical Environmental Economic August 8, 2008 EthanolRecycle PaperRecycle
Topics Ethanol Energy Location Time line Opportunity
Growing Demand For Ethanol New US Facilities 500 Million gallons in construction or planned
Corn Ethanol Drawbacks Cropland Intensive Impacts Food Supply Higher Water Pollution Potential Large Fossil Fuel Input Low Net Energy Yield
Population = Paper Location, Location, Location RFA, 4/3/07 Source: Renewable Fuels Association, 8/1/07 Paper More Paper Even More Paper
Papernol Advantages Converts Waste Stream to Revenue Stream Resource from Local Community Improves Local Economy Minimal Transportation/Fuel Inputs No Cropland Requirement Fills in Gaps in Bio-Ethanol Map
Fermentation: Convert Glucose into Ethanol Distillation: Separate Ethanol from water Acid Hydrolysis: Dilute acid to generate glucose from cellulose Papernol -- Process Paper Sugar Ethanol CO 2 Molecular Sieve Pure Ethanol Preparation and Hydrolysis FermentationPurification
Papernol Outlook Significant Potential in Ethanol Market Economically Competitive with Corn & Switchgrass Net Energy Positive 250% energy return A Renewable, Non-Food Ethanol Source
Adding Stream Value Papernol More than 2:1 Stream Value 1 Ton of Paper at $150 ½ ton of CO 2 at $0.10 per lb ($100) 100 Gallons of Ethanol at $3 per gal ($300)
Time Line Lab Proof of Concept Medium Small Demonstration Pilot Integrated Processing Full Scale Production Lab Scale: 2008 – Proof of Concept Limited Testing Completed at UTC Engineering Labs Medium Scale: Tested Using UTC Engineering Labs: Detail Mass Balance Energy Balances Simulation Preliminary Economic Analysis Pilot Scale: Will Process UTC Recycle Paper 1 ton/day Location: Chickamauga Site Caruastar Plant Full Economic Analysis Capital Investment ROI Local Facility 50 ton/day Estimated Total Project Budget $3-5 million
Can Intech and UTC Papernol Work Together ? Opportunity