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A smart fuel would be worthless
The Other Oil Problem
G.E.T. Smart - Smart Fuels: Blue Marble Energy Presentation
Oil Refiners   Bulk Chemical Mfr. Specialty Chemical Mfr. Flavor / Fragrance Mfr.




      Chemical Market
BME
        Value Pyramid


$$$
          Specialty
          Chemicals
Value
        Bulk Chemicals

 $
            Fuels

           Volume
Chemical             Retail          Profile

                                                                               tropical, cocoa,
                                          iso-propyl formate   $1228 / Liter   ethereal, solvent


                                                                               camphor, blueberry, voc
                                          tert-butyl acetate   $308 / Liter    exempt
 4 Target Chemicals
                                          iso-propyl                           fruity, sweet,
                                                               $422 / Liter    pineapple, banana
Millions of liters of each chemical are   proprionate
sold annually.
Demand outstrips supply - months          propyl butyrate      $407 / Liter    apricot, rancid, sweaty
long backorders are commonplace.
Cost of
                                          Chemical             Retail
                                                                               Production

                                          iso-propyl formate   $1228 / Liter    $4.50 / Liter


                                          tert-butyl acetate   $308 / Liter     $4.50 / Liter
 4 Target Chemicals
                                          iso-propyl
                                                               $422 / Liter     $4.50 / Liter
Millions of liters of each chemical are   proprionate
sold annually.
Demand outstrips supply - months          propyl butyrate      $407 / Liter     $4.50 / Liter
long backorders are commonplace.
Energy - Equivalent Fuel Prices
Challenges
         •High volume - low margin
         •Price parity with gasoline

Generation One Fuels
Jatropha              Algae              Synfuel

                      Challenges

              •Emphasis still on fuel
              •high volume - low margin
              •Price parity with gasoline

Generation Two Fuels
How does the petroleum
industry make fuel profitable?
They make valuable stuff first!
Carboxylic
                                                     Acids                Esters &
                                                                           Thiols




   Biomass                                          Ammonia

                Anaerobic Fermentation
                       Reactors



                                                      Biogas
                                                 (Methane, Hydrogen,
                                                Hydrogen Sulfide, CO2)




                                   Primary Products: Organic Acids, Ammonia
BME pathway to co-products         Secondary Products: Methane, Hydrogen Sulfide, CO2
AGATE System capable of
handling high nitrogen
biomass through hybridization
of bacteria with specific
metabolites




                                      Advanced
AGATE System                    Anaerobic Fermentation
$3 per gallon




                BME Highlights: Core Technologies


                     AGATE Bioreactor System (Acids, Gases, and
                     Ammonia Targeted Extraction): utilizes hybrid
                     polyculture microorganisms to produce carboxylic
                     acids from a broad portfolio of non-sterile biomass
                     Patents Filed

                     MEGAN Reaction Column: esterifies base
                     chemicals with intermediates in a single stage
                     utilizing chromatography & sonochemistry
                     R&D Stage

                     ASHLE (Ammonia Stripping, Hydrogen Liberation
                     Electrolysis): ammonia and hydrogen production
                     from AGATE reactors
                     R&D Stage
The Future
                  Collaboration



•not everyone is going to be vertically integrated
•recognize where your tech fits into the bigger picture
•collaborate, not for my sake but for your own
Thank you!




             www.bluemarbleenergy.net

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G.E.T. Smart - Smart Fuels: Blue Marble Energy Presentation

  • 1. A smart fuel would be worthless
  • 2. The Other Oil Problem
  • 4. Oil Refiners Bulk Chemical Mfr. Specialty Chemical Mfr. Flavor / Fragrance Mfr. Chemical Market
  • 5. BME Value Pyramid $$$ Specialty Chemicals Value Bulk Chemicals $ Fuels Volume
  • 6. Chemical Retail Profile tropical, cocoa, iso-propyl formate $1228 / Liter ethereal, solvent camphor, blueberry, voc tert-butyl acetate $308 / Liter exempt 4 Target Chemicals iso-propyl fruity, sweet, $422 / Liter pineapple, banana Millions of liters of each chemical are proprionate sold annually. Demand outstrips supply - months propyl butyrate $407 / Liter apricot, rancid, sweaty long backorders are commonplace.
  • 7. Cost of Chemical Retail Production iso-propyl formate $1228 / Liter $4.50 / Liter tert-butyl acetate $308 / Liter $4.50 / Liter 4 Target Chemicals iso-propyl $422 / Liter $4.50 / Liter Millions of liters of each chemical are proprionate sold annually. Demand outstrips supply - months propyl butyrate $407 / Liter $4.50 / Liter long backorders are commonplace.
  • 8. Energy - Equivalent Fuel Prices
  • 9. Challenges •High volume - low margin •Price parity with gasoline Generation One Fuels
  • 10. Jatropha Algae Synfuel Challenges •Emphasis still on fuel •high volume - low margin •Price parity with gasoline Generation Two Fuels
  • 11. How does the petroleum industry make fuel profitable?
  • 12. They make valuable stuff first!
  • 13. Carboxylic Acids Esters & Thiols Biomass Ammonia Anaerobic Fermentation Reactors Biogas (Methane, Hydrogen, Hydrogen Sulfide, CO2) Primary Products: Organic Acids, Ammonia BME pathway to co-products Secondary Products: Methane, Hydrogen Sulfide, CO2
  • 14. AGATE System capable of handling high nitrogen biomass through hybridization of bacteria with specific metabolites Advanced AGATE System Anaerobic Fermentation
  • 15. $3 per gallon BME Highlights: Core Technologies AGATE Bioreactor System (Acids, Gases, and Ammonia Targeted Extraction): utilizes hybrid polyculture microorganisms to produce carboxylic acids from a broad portfolio of non-sterile biomass Patents Filed MEGAN Reaction Column: esterifies base chemicals with intermediates in a single stage utilizing chromatography & sonochemistry R&D Stage ASHLE (Ammonia Stripping, Hydrogen Liberation Electrolysis): ammonia and hydrogen production from AGATE reactors R&D Stage
  • 16. The Future Collaboration •not everyone is going to be vertically integrated •recognize where your tech fits into the bigger picture •collaborate, not for my sake but for your own
  • 17. Thank you! www.bluemarbleenergy.net