1. Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels and Hydrothermal Saccharification for Cellulosic Ethanol Production 2008 Farm to Fuel Summit Lixiong Li August 1, 2008

2. a 2 Outline Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels Florida Crop Oils Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Preliminary Results

3. a 3 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Florida Oil Crops as Feedstocks Current Focus - Crop Oils (see table below according to Florida Agriculture Statistical Directory for 2006 harvest season) Potential Targets - Animal fats, algae/algal oils, Jatropha and other oil crops being introduced to Florida Oil Crop2006 Acreage Planted 2006 Production Reported Biodiesel Yield Potential Biodiesel Output Potential Increase in Biofuel Output Soybean7,000135,000 bushels 60 gal/acre420,000 gal900% Peanut130,000150,000 tons123 gal/acre16,000,000 gal40% Cotton Seed 60,00047,000 tons35 gal/acre2,100,000 gal50%

4. a 4 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Low-Pressure Processes High-Pressure Processes Processing Options for Converting Crop Oils to Biofuels

5. a 5 Water Reactant Reaction and Heat Transfer Medium Source of Hydrogen Heat Activation Energy Product Fractionation Catalyst Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Catalytic Hydrothermolysis (CH) (Patent Pending)

6. a 6 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Laboratory Facility and Staff

7. a 7 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Preliminary Results (CH Conversion of Soybean Oil)

8. a 8 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Preliminary Results (CH Conv of Soybean Oil – JP8 Fraction)

9. a 9 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Preliminary Results (CH Conv of Peanut Oil – JP8 Fraction)

10. a 10 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Preliminary Results (CH converted SB oil)

11. a 11 Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels - Competitive Advantage ARAOther Bio JP-8 Bio Diesel Current F-T Alternative Processing Properties Density Energy Pollution Combustion - Good - Fair- Poor

12. a 12 Summary Conversion of Crop Oils to Biofuels Conversion of soybean and peanut oils to JP-8, Naval Distillate, and Gasoline has been demonstrated Fuel tests met USAF and Navy specifications Small-scale system design has been initiated

13. a 13 Acknowledgement Funding Florida Farm to Fuel Grant Matching Funds by Concho LLC and ARA IR&D ARA Biofuel Team Ed Coppola Lynda Liptak Jeff Rine Jonathan Miller Devin Walker Graphics and Administration Support Rodney Walker Angela Devoy