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 VII (VII Means “Septuaco” , Houston Texas) PLASMA EVR-SRE® A new way to look at the use of Plasma  Developers of Green Energy Projects EVR-SRE  ©  SMELTER REFORMATION BY ELECTRODE Waste to energy • High Technology • Zero Impact • No Emissio ns

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  • VII

    (VII Means Septuaco, Houston Texas)

    PLASMA EVR-SRE A new way to look at the use of Plasma

    Developers of Green Energy Projects

    EVR-SRE

    SMELTER REFORMATION BY ELECTRODE

    Waste to energy High Technology Zero Impact No Emissions

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    SRE offers a paradigm shift solution to the disposal of all non-nuclear waste employing Electrode Vacuum Reformation By Frank DiNoto, Septuaco, Houston Texas February 21, 2014

    Topic: The use of Carbon Arc Plasma in a Vacuum (EVR) to process commercial/industrial

    waste, without environmental impact, to PRODUCE marketable commodities of value.

    Questions

    Q - Scientifically speaking, is plasma technology at a place in its development where it can be used safely

    and efficiently to use hazardous substances to produce marketable commodities while producing little or no

    emissions?

    A - The simple answer is YES. By operating in a vacuum at extremely high temperatures (PLASMA, the

    fourth state of matter, is what makes up the surface of our Sun), the feedstock materials are separated at

    their atomic level and chemically restructured into syngas, metals and inert glass slag.

    Q - Is there any environmental impact we should know of?

    A NO! Unlike other ways of converting a PLASMA environment, Electric Arc under Vacuum has no

    impact on the environment (Air, Ground or Water). If the Syngas is used as a combustible fuel, then there

    would be secondary air emissions, but even these would be less than burning Natural Gas because of the

    higher Hydrogen content in the Syngas.

    Q Regarding crisis remediation situations like pandemics, oil spills, ground water contamination and low

    level nuclear waste; what are the capacities and characteristics of Septuacos EVR Technology?

    A - The technology is capable of reducing any known substance to its elemental (atomic) form and then

    chemically reforming it to one or more compounds that have market value and are environmentally

    acceptable. In the case of nuclear materials, it is a corporate decision to avoid them; as they would

    eventually contaminate the physical plant. As for other instances of crisis remediation, it would be

    dependent on the amount of materials to be treated. There is a practical lower limit on the size of an EVR

    facility (10 tons/hour Municipal Solid Waste [MSW] equivalent) but smaller units are possible if the

    economics prove viable to build one, versus buy the necessary basic components (steel mill arc furnace).

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    If the materials are transportable to a central facility, then there is no problem. As for dealing with highly

    hazardous materials, it is an issue of permits. HAZMAT is a world unto itself and heavily regulated by a

    variety of Federal, State and Local agencies. Technically it is not an issue and it can prove very lucrative in

    the fees associated with these types of waste products (Medical, Petrochemical, etc.) There already exist

    facilities to address these materials including disposal wells, special land fills and small plasma facilities

    using plasma torch technology (welding torch on steroids).

    Q Financially speaking, can your Plasma Technology prove itself in a small commercial model? If so, is it

    scalable? And what would the approximate costs be of such a pilot project?

    A - YES, we believe that the technology is best sized in increments of 500 tons/day of MSW equivalent,

    but 300 tons/day is about the smallest design that we believe to be financially self-sustaining when

    processing MSW and/or industrial wastes where revenues are a combination of disposal (tipping) fees

    ($/ton) and the sale of the reformed products. If the unit built is designed for a pure destruction facility

    with very high tipping fees on long term contract, then the model changes and a smaller (1-2 tons/hour)

    is financially feasible. The technology is definitely scalable, with the largest steel furnaces approaching

    10,000 tons capacity; however, these are not practical for our purposes unless we are treating materials

    that can be induced as a fluid. The limitation is feeding the beast, not the ability of the beast to digest what

    it is fed. Remember, steel-making is a batch process and we are dealing in a continuous process under

    vacuum. As for the cost of the first commercial system sized at 300 tons/day MSW equivalent, weve

    designed a model for use in Greater Birmingham, Alabama The budget developed indicates 80million USD

    would be needed to build the EVR on an identified 12 acre plot of industrial land. This would include the

    Plasma Reformer, Material Handling and Feeder Equipment, Scales, Heat Recovery / Steam Production

    Equipment, Electrical Generator, Refrigeration/HVAC Equipment, Gas Scrubbers, Catalytic Methanol

    System and Methanol Storage Facilities.

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    SRE ELECTRODE VACUUM REFORMATION

    SRE is a next generation technology developed by Frank DiNoto and Dom Costa,

    Septuaco Inc, Houston Texas.

    Our Premise

    1. To destroy by plasma and reform by chemistry, any feedstock on the planet, with the exception of

    nuclear wastes, in an environmentally-friendly way.

    2. The hydrocarbons present will be gasified to produce common syngases that will in turn either be

    used to produce exportable green electrical power or be the feedstock an accompanying methanol

    producing facility. The waste heat generated by the process will be used to produce HVAC and ice. the

    non-hydrocarbons in the stream will be converted to metals and glass (which the EPA has designated as

    non-hazardous even though it may have hazardous components entrained within it). The metals are sold

    as scrap (in the case of the pilot plant large volumes of pig iron will be produced from the metals

    entrained in the steel mill carbon dust we will process in addition to what may be present in the other

    components of the feedstock. The glass will be converted to rock wool to be used in insulation.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ELECTRODE VACUUM REFORMATION PROCESS

    Solids in the stream are converted into a mix of molten metals (if present) and environmentally

    benign glass slag.

    Revenues are generated by a combination of tipping (disposal) fees and product revenues, which

    can include electricity, liquids, fuel, scrap metals, and construction materials.

    Nothing goes to a landfill.

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    ABOUT THE COMPANY WISHING TO DEVELOP THE PROCESS

    Septuaco, Inc. is a Texas C Corporation started by Domenick Costagliola, P.E. and Frank DiNoto,

    PMP to focus on consulting and development of project opportunities in the alternative energy

    arena.

    Septuaco has identified and entered into agreements with patent holders of several Disruptive

    technologies in the GREEN energy field.

    The technologies include our EVR Reformer Technology, a proprietary Plasma Arc gasification system.

    This technology is based the same plasma furnaces used by the metals industry to produce exotic metals

    such as titanium. The main difference is that the metals industry uses a Batch process while ours is a

    continuous feed, without losing the vacuum under which both applications operate.

    The technology has been vetted by a variety of academics both in this country and in Russia (home of the

    biggest concentration of plasma experts in the world), the United States Army Corp of Engineers, the

    Power Group of the now defunct ENRON Corporation and by a table top demonstration unit that is no

    longer in existence. The technology has been presented to a variety of entities from the Federal

    Government to small towns and industries. All see the merits but also have the same question; where is

    one running?

    To this end, Septuaco is seeking a financial partner willing to invest in the neighborhood of $80 million to

    build a small, revenue positive, demonstration plant using a combination of municipal solid waste and

    industrial waste as its feedstock.

    The location has to be permit-friendly, as well as physically located next to or near both feedstock and

    customers for products.

    In our search for the right site, we have identified the greater Birmingham, Alabama area as a preferred

    area for our first system as it meets the above criteria, having agreed to classify the facility as an

    industrial manufacturing plant rather than a waste disposal facility (making permitting much easier).

    The greater Birmingham location is ideally suited for the installation of the first commercial scale EVR

    facility, capable of processing 300+ tons per day of waste (municipal and industrial); waste which can be

    scaled up once the initial facility has proven its claims.

    The initial MSW waste stream we expect to have under contract will be in the 300 tons per day range.

    A tire disposal company with a large daily volume of automobile and truck tires is also expected to be a

    supplier. An Alabama coal burning power-plant is close by and is also a potential client (fly-ash).

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    Our preferred site is currently shutdown and is an industrial site, on 12 acres, with a double ended

    connection to the GRID. Furthermore, it backs up to county facilities which show interest in GREEN

    electricity for use in providing hot and cold water for both domestic and space conditioning.

    The general area is also a user of distilled water, used in the steel mills. There is a potential market for

    commercial ice.

    The current proposed site has access to both interstate and rail transport. Also, they are not opposed

    to the facility receiving waste from outside of Alabama.

    Additional feedstock for the plant could include tires, industrial waste, bio-solids (sewage sludge), fly-ash,

    steel mill waste and biomass.

    The plant will be sized to process an input of 300 tons per day equivalent MSW.

    The plant can be expanded incrementally by 500 tons per day units depending on the volume of waste

    available from outside sources.

    The investment will prove our claims that the upside to the investment partners is a multi-billion dollar

    market worldwide.

    FINANCIAL SUMMARY

    The plant will operate at 300 tons per day MSW equivalent input with a blended tipping fee of $21.15.

    The outputs will be a combination of green electricity, HVAC and water sold to State or County entities to

    comply with a federal mandate to be 20% renewable by the year 2020.

    The Facility will produce Ice, scrap metal, construction materials (glass insulation), pure water and

    methanol. The capital cost of the facility will be $80 million.

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    TECHNICAL SUMMARY

    The EVR process uses high temperature thermal plasma to convert municipal solid waste to syngas,

    molten metal and vitreous slag with no ash produced and nothing to go to the landfill. Air emissions are

    lower than the combustion of natural gas, and are easily within environmental standards. The syngas is

    used to generate methanol and electricity in a steam bottoming cycle tied to an absorption refrigeration

    system. The molten metal is cast as scrap steel and the slag is cast as building material aggregate or spun

    into mineral wool. Both the slag and steel are sold as by-products, generating additional revenue.

    In summary, major impacts to the community would be:

    1) Slag is cast as building material aggregate or spun into mineral wool

    2) Air emissions are less than the combustion of natural gas

    3) Syngas is used to produce methanol which is sold to the chemical industry

    4) Molten metal is cast as scrap steel and sold to steel mills

    5) There is no ash the need for landfills is reduced

    Within the EVR process:

    Everything is converted to energy or liquid fuels or saleable materials

    100% participation and 100% recycling all in one simple process

    Converts waste to gases that are formed into a clean feedstock for electrical generation and/or for

    methanol

    Syngas can be efficiently converted to methanol for the production of chemical products or as a fuel

    additive similar to ethanol

    Eliminates hazardous by-products

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    EPA CONSIDERATIONS

    According to the US EPA, 32% of municipal solid waste in the United States is recovered and recycled or

    composted; 14% is burned at combustion facilities, and the remaining 54% is disposed of in landfills. The

    proposed project offers an environmentally sound and technologically advanced waste to energy solution

    for the disposal of municipal solid waste.

    Septuacos EVR Graphite Rod Plasma Gasification Process reduces greenhouse gas emissions in two

    ways. First, the process produces far lower CO2 and NOX emissions than incinerations. Second, landfills

    are a major source of methane emission and have 21 times more greenhouse gas effect than CO2. The

    EVR process redirects waste away from landfills.

    EVR GRAPHITE ELECTRIC ARC PLASMA VS. PLASMA TORCHES

    Graphite electric arc plasma technology has a very high energy concentration capability.

    Plasma torches have smaller power capacity per torch.

    Dilution air or other inert gasses have a dilutive effect on syngas BTU value.

    EVR gasifier excludes air as much as possible and does not need a working gas for plasma

    generation.

    EVR graphite arc plasma system does not require cooling.

    Plasma torch requires cooling. The heat lost through torch cooling can range up to 28% of the torch

    input power. This is a significant energy penalty, as well as an additional utility requirement.

    The proposed project utilizing the EVR process will produce attractive cash flows and ROI while

    having a positive impact on the environment. Winston County and the surrounding participating area

    will mitigate landfill disposal volumes and improve the areas image thereby making it more attractive

    for industry relocation.

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    EACH YEAR, THE USA GENERATES HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF TONS OF MSW, AND A WHOLE LOT OF FLYASH, AND OTHER BAD ACTORS.

    Conventional Disposal Techniques

    Landfills Incineration of MSW Co-firing of MSW in boilers Digesters Artificial tire reefs Discharge of treated effluents Disposal of sewage sludge Illegal dumping

    Conventional Solutions Issues

    Insects & Vermin Odor Increases Threat to Ground Water and Site Run Off Haz-Mat Materials not welcome Exhaustion of Limited Permitted Landfill Space Reduction of Property Values of Adjacent Properties Increasing Tax Burden Requires Special Permitting, Monitoring, & Reporting Legacy Issues Green House Gas Emissions Ash

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    EVR-SRE SOLUTION

    Clean Renewable Energy - The Total Recycling Solution

    EVR- Not Incineration; No Fly Ash, No Bottom Ash, Nothing Left To Landfill

    Not Traditional Gasification - No Combustion or Ash, No Char, Nothing Left To Landfill

    Next Generation SME Plasma Gasification - No Plasma Torches

    EVR Graphite Arc Plasma Field - No Co-Reactants, No Dilutive Working Gas

    Rich, Clean Syngas - No Combustion Gases, No Dioxins And No Furans

    Not Experimental - Proven Technologies In Related Industries

    WHAT KINDS OF WASTE WILL IT TAKE?

    Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

    No presorting No preprocessing

    Construction & Demolition (C&D)

    Minimum preprocessing Asbestos and hazardous materials

    Bio - Mass

    All types of biomass Efficient and economical

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    Bio - Solids

    Destroys all pathogens Moisture tolerant

    Industrial Waste

    Hazardous wastes Pulp & paper mill Petroleum refining byproducts Smelting byproducts Drilling mud

    Carbonaceous Resources

    Totally clean Maximum Carbon Conversion Ratio Coal gasification Tar sands Oil shale Waste Coal High Sulfur Coal

    PROCESS AND POSSIBILITIES

    Plasma energy is created by a GRAPHITE ARC SYSTEM in the EVR under a Vacuum

    It is similar to an arc furnace in steel industry.

    No plasma torches are employed.

    The result is a much higher efficiency process that produces a cleaner and richer Syngas

    Is scalable to much larger or smaller systems.

    Safely recycles any and all waste, even hazardous waste.

    Significantly longer operation time between shutdowns.

    Unsorted waste arrives at the plant and is fed into the reactor. The reactor is designed and

    constructed for maximum performance at high temperature. The reactor is sealed under

    negative pressure so that there is no combustion and hence no ash is produced and no gases

    escape into the atmosphere.

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    The EVR-SRE plasma reaction breaks down organic molecules into energy rich Syngas which is

    scrubbed and cooled to be used to generate electricity to power the plant. Excess Syngas can

    provides additional electricity that can be sold to the grid or feed a gas to liquid reformer to

    produce green fuels. Heat from the process can drive a distillation process to produce potable

    water.

    This energy can be used to power the plant and excess can be sold to the grid. Simultaneously

    inside the reactor reducing atmosphere molten materials are tapped to be cast as scrap steel for

    sale to steel mills. Slag is tapped separately to be used as building material aggregate or spun into

    mineral wool.

    BENEFITS OF PLASMA ARC TECHNOLOGY

    Process All Carbonaceous Waste Materials

    Non-Burning Process

    Not an Incinerator or Boiler

    No Emissions from Gasifier

    Reduced Air & Liquid Emissions from Facility compared to Conventional Solutions

    Best Available Technology for Destruction of Hazardous Waste Materials

    Moisture is a Good Thing in the Waste Fuel (INPUT)

    No Ash is Produced

    Recoverable Metals and Vitrified Slag Available for Sale

    Easily Scalable to Gasify Large or Smaller Amounts of Wastes

    The EVR plasma reaction breaks down organic molecules into energy rich Syngas which is

    scrubbed and cooled to be used to generate electricity to power the plant. Excess Syngas can

    provide additional electricity that can be sold to the grid or feed a gas to liquid reformer to

    produce green fuels. Heat from the process can drive a distillation process to produce potable

    water. This energy can be used to power the plant and excess can be sold to the grid.

    Simultaneously inside the reactor reducing atmosphere molten materials are tapped to be cast as

    scrap steel for sale to steel mills. Slag is tapped separately to be used as building material

    aggregate or spun into mineral wool.

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    OPTIONAL OFF TAKING - POWER

    AN option is to pass the scrubbed Syngas through a carbon activated filter and

    use it in a simple reciprocating or steam cycle to generate electrical power. Power

    generated can be used to power the plant and excess can be sold to the grid.

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    OPTIONAL OFF TAKING - FUELS & CHEMICALS

    The range of products from this option can be:

    Liquid fuels

    Chemicals

    Oils lubricants

    Gasoline

    Alcohols

    A

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    FAQ'S

    Can landfills be eliminated?

    The Plasma Arc process is a more efficient, more reliable, and less capital intensive method to

    convert municipal solid waste (MSW) to energy and recycled materials. Because there is total

    recycling and no ash residue, landfills could become a thing of the past.

    Is clean energy really possible?

    The process converts waste to gases that are formed into a clean fuel that drive a turbine

    which generates electricity. A benefit of the process is that it eliminates hazardous

    byproducts. Plasma gasification of MSW is classified as a renewable energy source by the US

    EPA.

    Is total recycling achievable?

    The process provides 100% participation and 100% recycling all in one simple process. All

    household garbage goes out in one container No sorting, no additional transportation pick-

    ups, and no discarded material result in 100% participation and total recycling. Everything is

    converted to energy or saleable materials with the process.

    Can greenhouse gases be reduced?

    Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced in two ways: First, the process produces far lower CO2

    and NOx emissions than incineration. Second, landfills are a major source of methane

    emissions which, on a pound for pound basis, have 21 times more greenhouse gas effect than

    the CO2 that comes from this process.

    Does a technology exist to efficiently convert MSW, biomass, etc. to liquid fuel?

    Yes. Utilizing proven commercially available processes, Syngas produced by the process can be

    efficiently converted to liquid fuels such as gasoline and biodiesel, or converted to feedstock

    such as methanol for the production of chemical products. The Syngas can also be fed back to a

    chemical unit as feed stock.

    What can the heat from the process be utilized for?

    The heat is recaptured and used to generate steam. Steam is used to make efficient green

    electricity and drinking water.

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    BENEFITS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

    Because there is no ash, the need for landfills is reduced.

    Air emissions are less than the combustion of natural gas, and are easily

    within EPA standards for Power Generation Plant Options.

    The Syngas is used to generate clean renewable electricity which is sold to

    the power grid.

    The molten metal is cast as scrap steel and sold to steel mills.

    The slag is cast as building material aggregate or spun into mineral wool.