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Micro Energy Co., Ltd.1137-4, Kaneda, Atsugi-city, Kanagawa 243-0807

http://www.microenergy.co.jp

For Zero Emission and New Energy Creation

Yoshiro HashimotoRepresentative

“From Energy Saving to Energy Creation”

BTL System： the next generation technology

*Alternative Diesel Production Equipment

Tri-generation System with Biomass

Gasification and Fuel (BTL) Synthesis

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Company Profile Micro Energy Co., Ltd.

Address: 1137-4, Kaneda, Atsugi-city, Kanagawa, 243-0807

TEL: +81-(0)46-297-3836, FAX: +81-(0)46-297-3837

Year of Establishment: April 2003

Capital: ¥ 283,100,000, (Capital Reserve: ¥ 267,100,000)

Representative: Yoshiro Hashimoto

Industry-University FT Synthesis Catalyst with Toyama University

Corporation: Low Temp. Tar Decomposition Catalysis with Yokohama National University

Hydrogen Carrier with Tokyo Institute of Technology

Main Product: BTL Production & Power Generation System

(100 kg/hr verification stage, 1,000 kg/hr under development)

Gas/Fuel Mixed Combustion Power Generation System

APEX Carbonization System (Preparation for BTL System)

Brief background description of the representative

Date and Place of Birth: 17 April 1949, Tokyo

Academic Background: 1973: Graduated from Chiba University with Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

2004: Admitted to Graduate School of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Integrated

Science and Engineering as visiting scientist, 2007: Left the School without diploma

Professional Background: 1973: Joined Caterpillar Mitsubishi Co., Ltd., Production Engineering Department

1996: Joined Nihon Electric and Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd.,

2003: Established Micro Energy Co., Ltd., as President

Experiences: Product Management Planning & Design for painting,

welding and assembling,

Planning of the production line and factory of large

scale construction machinery

We established Micro Energy Co., Ltd. in order to develop next generation energy creation

system and thereby contributing to society through the solutions of environment and energy

problems for which prompt actions are much needed in global scale.

In particular, we aim at turning untapped resources like biomass and wastes into heat, electricity and,

ultimately, an alternative diesel called BTL (Biomass to Liquid).

Our development objective once came to fruition in the form of thermal recycle system including a small

scale biomass gasification and power generation system through the joint development with Tokyo

Institute of Technology. With gasification of solid substances as a core technology, our development

objective has advanced to a new stage.

Instead of following traditional approach pursuing large scale centralized system, we continue to focus

on small or medium scale, on-site, and dispersed operation system in order to provide small and

medium sized businesses, municipalities, as well as developing countries with safe and friendly

equipment.

Taking full existence for granted, we Japanese hardly imagine the fact that there are many people in the

world living without electricity and water supplies. It will be wonderful if they can utilize untapped

biomass and wastes in their vicinities for the local productions of electricity, heat and fuel.

All the staff of Micro Energy put a lot of efforts into it so that we adults today can proudly hand down

respectable technologies and clean global environment to the next generation.

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Introduction

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Bio Ethanol

Bio Diesel

（（（（BDF)

Made from

glucide in corn,

sugarcane, etc.

through

fermentation

App. 250 ℓ/ton

Made from

oilseeds like

sunflower, palm,

oilseed rape,

etc.

•Used for diesel engine

•Tendency of higher NOx in exhaust

•Material supply subject to crop

yield

•Costly collection of waste edible oil

•Used by mixing with gasoline

•Competitive material procurement

with food use

•Material supply subject to crop

yield

Outline Feature

Other alternative fuels include plastic oil and GTL (Gas to Liquid)

Existing Biofuels

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B.T.L system ？？？？

B = Biomass

T = to

L = Liquid

（（（（Solid →→→→ Liquid））））

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� Raw Material ： Biomass & Organic Matters

� Organic Matters → Gasification → Syngas

(H2 、CO、CH4 …)

� Syngas → Catalytic Synthesis（FT Synthesis） → Fuel

２H2＋CO → 1/ｎ(CnH2n+2)＋H2O

� Fuel（FTD) ＝ Alternative to Diesel & Kerosene

CnH2n+2 → Alternative Oil

Methane

Technical Principle of BTL

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Excerpt from “Will biomass resources save petrochemical industry?”;

Mizuho Information Research Institute; 7 April 2009

•Basically, BTL can be made from all kinds of organic substances,

•In terms of the availability of raw material, BTL’s superiority is quite high

compared with other bio fuels for which the supply source of raw materials is

limited,

•Elemental technologies constituting BTL production process have already

been fully established and there is no necessity to research revolutionary

principle additionally,

•Large variety of industry can freely participate in BTL business, and

•BTL has great prospect because it can be used not only for fuel but also for

feedstock for industrial productions as an oil substitution.

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� Raw materials can be selected from a wide rage of biomass without

competing with food use. Even non-edible parts of food crops can be

used as raw materials of BTL.

� BTL can be made not only from biomass but also from organic matters.

� The quality and performance of BTL are not subject to raw materials

because they are gasified into hydrogen and carbon monoxide before

being synthesized into BTL.

� Clean exhaust free from sulfur, no SOx emission.

� Having an avility to be used as it is for diesel engines and boilers, BTL

is a perfect substitution of diesel and kerosene.

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� Awarded a grant aid project for technical verification by the Ministry of

Economy, Trade and Industry in 2009

� Completion of test facilities in January, 2010.

� Processing wood pellet and chip at a rate of 100 kg/hr.

� The verification operation gained wide attentions attracting about 350

visitors domestically from Hokkaido to Okinawa and internationally

from China, Korea and the countries of South America.

Election of Verification Plant at Naka Town,

Tokushima Prefecture, 2009

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Material Hopper

FT SynthesisRaw Material (Chipped

thinned wood)

Gasification

Gas Purification

Process Flow of the Verification Test at Naka

Town

BTLCogeneration

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BTL Production System advanced from Gasification

and Power Generation SystemA next generation system to gasify biomass at 1,000 degree Celsius, and synthesize hydrogen

and carbon monoxide selectively into alternative diesel, and generate power with offgas

Heat

・・・・ Electricity + Heat ＝＝＝＝ Cogeneration

・・・・ Electricity + Heat + Fuel ＝＝＝＝Tri-generation

to Gasificationto External Loadto External Loadto External Loadto External Load

150kw 100kw@\13/kwh@\13/kwh@\13/kwh@\13/kwh

Raw Material Raw Material Raw Material Raw Material

10t Woody Biomass Supplymental Fuel

OffgasOffgasOffgasOffgas 200L

2200L2200L2200L2200LCatalytic Synthesis UnitCatalytic Synthesis UnitCatalytic Synthesis UnitCatalytic Synthesis Unit

FT SynthesisFT SynthesisFT SynthesisFT Synthesis

Gasification Gasification Gasification Gasification

UnitUnitUnitUnit

Power Generation Power Generation Power Generation Power Generation

UnitUnitUnitUnit250kw

(Equivalent to (Equivalent to (Equivalent to (Equivalent to

Diesel & KeroseneDiesel & KeroseneDiesel & KeroseneDiesel & Kerosene））））

HHHH2222、、、、COCOCOCO、、、、etc

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Gasification, the Biggest Hurdle in BTL Production

How to obtain tar free syngas with

high concentration of hydrogen

and carbon monoxide is the most

important technical aspect in BTL

production system.

How to obtain tar free syngas with

high concentration of hydrogen

and carbon monoxide is the most

important technical aspect in BTL

production system.

To synthesize BTL the

optimal ratio of

hydrogen and carbon

monoxide is 2 to 1.

To synthesize BTL the

optimal ratio of

hydrogen and carbon

monoxide is 2 to 1.

２２２２H2＋CO → 1/ｎｎｎｎ(CnH2n+2)＋H2O

１１１１．．．． ２２２２．．．．

to Gasificationto External Loadto External Loadto External Loadto External Load

150kw 100kw@\13/kwh@\13/kwh@\13/kwh@\13/kwh

Raw Material Raw Material Raw Material Raw Material

10t Woody Biomass Supplymental Fuel

OffgasOffgasOffgasOffgas 200L

2200L2200L2200L2200LCatalytic Synthesis UnitCatalytic Synthesis UnitCatalytic Synthesis UnitCatalytic Synthesis Unit

FT SynthesisFT SynthesisFT SynthesisFT Synthesis

Gasification Gasification Gasification Gasification

UnitUnitUnitUnit

Power Generation Power Generation Power Generation Power Generation

UnitUnitUnitUnit250kw

(Equivalent to (Equivalent to (Equivalent to (Equivalent to

Diesel & KeroseneDiesel & KeroseneDiesel & KeroseneDiesel & Kerosene））））

HHHH2222、、、、COCOCOCO、、、、etc

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Comparison with Conventional Gasification

１１１１．．．．Remarkable difference in Gas Composition

２２２２．．．．Performance of 2-stage Gasification

•Remarkably high concentration of

hydrogen

•Low carbon hydrate (methane etc.)

concentration

•Very low nitrogen concentration

The ratio of hydrogen and carbon

monoxide in syngas needs to be 2

to 1 for FT synthesis, however,

those of conventional technologies

with internal combustion method is

quite the contrary,1 to 2.

• Syngas production with high concentration of hydrogen, max. 70%, ave. 60%

• More than 90% of syngas content is available for FT synthesis to produce BTL,

• Effective in hydrogen production device from biomass, 99.999999% purity after

membrane separation.

Successful Development

of 2-stage Gasification2-Stage2-Stage2-Stage2-Stage

Gasif icationGasif icationGasif icationGasif ication

Composition [vol%]

H2 66.5 7.4 11.9

CO 28.1 15.3 23.0

CnHm 0.3 4.3 4.7

CO2 0.4 15.6 9.0

O2 0.3 0.8 1.4

N2 4.4 56.6 50.0

Total 100.0 100 100.0

LHV [Kcal/m3N] 2,625 1,091 1,405

Micro Energy Micro Energy Other

Internal CombustionGasification

[vol%]

Remarkable difference in Gas Composition

１１１１．．．．Syngas production with high concentration of hydrogen, max. 70%, ave. 60%

２２２２．．．． high concentration of H2+CO

FT synthesis

＊＊＊＊ ２２２２HHHH2222＋＋＋＋CO CO CO CO →→→→ 1/1/1/1/ｎｎｎｎ(CnH(CnH(CnH(CnH2222n+n+n+n+2222))))＋＋＋＋HHHH2222OOOO2222 ：：：： 1111

→→→→ Cost reduction by compact System

→→→→ Cleen H2 gas Cogeneration System

H2 CO CO2 CH4 O2 N2

47.3 24.0 14.0 4.2 0.3 10.0

62.5 27.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 7.0

Type of Gasification

Direct Gasification

2-stage Gasification

H2/CO

2.0

2.3

71

90

Type of Gasification

Direct Gasification

2-stage Gasification

H2+CO（％）

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Component Analysis Result(by Shikoku Electric Power Business Co., Ltd.)

2011/4/2

Heating value

equivalent to diesel

High ignition

performance due to

high centane value

Sulfur free leading to no

SOx in exhaust

Comparison of Characteristics of Liquid Fuels

Indicator Diesel*1BTL

(Produced at Naka Town)

Lower Heating Value ［MJ/kg］ 43.5 43.0

Air-Oil Ratio ［Kg/Kg］ 14.6 -

Density （@30℃） ［Kg/m3］ 802 827

Cetane Value 59.9 71.2

Kinetic Viscosity（@30℃） ［mm2/s］ 2.20 5.70

HFRR (Lubricity at 60℃) ［μ m］ 440 405

Oxygen Content ［W%］ 0 ＜0.3

Carbon Content ［W%］ 87.5 85.5

Hydrogen Content ［W%］ 12.5 14.4

Sulfur Content ［ppm］ ＜10 ＜0.01

＊１JIS Level-2 Diesel 2010/2/20

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BTL（8 July 2010）(n-Parafine:53.85%)

Extraction of BTL

Analysis by National Traffic Safety

and Environment Laboratoryｎ → Cn

Alkane Hydrocarbon(ＣnＨ2n+2） Alkane＝Paraffinic＝Saturated Hydrocarbon

ＣＣＣＣ 5555ＨＨＨＨ12121212 72 pentane -129 36 Solvent

ＣＣＣＣ 6666ＨＨＨＨ14141414 86 hexane -94 69 Gasoline

ＣＣＣＣ 7777ＨＨＨＨ16161616 100 heptane -90 98 ”

ＣＣＣＣ 8888ＨＨＨＨ18181818 114 octane -59 126 ”

ＣＣＣＣ 9999ＨＨＨＨ20202020 128 nonane《 -54 151 ”

ＣＣＣＣ 10101010ＨＨＨＨ22222222 142 decane -30 174 ”

BTL ＣＣＣＣ 11111111ＨＨＨＨ24242424 156 undecane -26 196 Kerosene

ＣＣＣＣ 12121212ＨＨＨＨ26262626 170 dodecane -10 216 ”

ＣＣＣＣ 13131313ＨＨＨＨ28282828 184 tridecane -6 230 ”

ＣＣＣＣ 14141414ＨＨＨＨ30303030 198 tetradecane 5.5 251 ” composition unique to biomass

ＣＣＣＣ 15151515ＨＨＨＨ32323232 212 pentadecane 10 268 Diesel

ＣＣＣＣ 16161616ＨＨＨＨ34343434 226 hexadecane 18 280 ”

ＣＣＣＣ 17171717ＨＨＨＨ36363636 240 heptadecane 22 303 Diesel & Heavy Oil

ＣＣＣＣ 18181818ＨＨＨＨ38383838 254 octadecane 28 317 Heavy Oil

ＣＣＣＣ 19191919ＨＨＨＨ40404040 268 nanodecane 32 330 ”

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The staff of Naka town office

drove a cultivator on pure BTL

and a truck on a mixture of

10% BTL with diesel

Future applicationFuel for tree trimming machine

Fuel for boiler at hot spring

Test run with the produced BTL at Naka Town

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Toward the Era of Oil Resource Depletion (Reduction of Oil Production)

● National Geographic; 10 November 2010

““““Oil production passed a peak in 2006?““““

International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on 9 November that conventional

oil production seems to have hit the ceiling since 2006

● Mr. Yuzuru Ashida; Professor Emeritus at the University of Kyoto; 22 October 2008

“21st century will be an era of battle for resources“ Research paper titled “For

establishing sustainable decentralized society”

Oil demand has expanded in accordance with the industrialization of BRIC’s

countries. Oil resource will not be dried up but its depletion will shift the notion of

crude oil from abundant and cheap to scarce and expensive.

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Toward the Era of Oil Resource Depletion (Increase of consumers from 600 million to 3 billion people)

Expansion of Material Source: from Biomass to Waste

WTL : Waste to Liquid

Waste Plastic

Municipal Solid Waste

Industrial Waste

“Urban Oil Field”

◆WTL makes it possible to recover rare earth from waste electric appliances

concurrently with WTL production → Urbane MineMinimizing recovery cost of rare earth through the energy self-

sustainable operation of WTL

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THANK YOU

We are given to expecting that the path to the future will be as smoothly paved as

that on which we have walked thus far. If we look hard at what lies ahead of us,

however, we can perceive with certainty that the path is getting rough.

Let’s get started to prepare for it together.

Micro Energy Co., Ltd.1137-4, Kaneda, Atsugi-city, Kanagawa 243-0807

http://www.microenergy.co.jp