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ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemilActodemil®® Technology Technology A Novel Approach for A Novel Approach for Recycling Energetics into FertilizerRecycling Energetics into FertilizerTechnology OverviewTechnology OverviewMarch 2007.ARCTECH, Inc.14100 Park Meadow Drive, Chantilly, Virginia 20151; (703) 222-0280ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayARCTECH PROFILEARCTECH PROFILEARCTECH PROFILE? Established 1988 as spin-off company from Atlantic Research Corp.? Headquarters and Laboratory Facilities – Chantilly, Virginia ? Manufacturing Facilities – South Boston, Virginia? Market Profile: Development andImplementation of Innovative Solutionsfor Energy, Environment and Agriculture markets? Selected as one of the six top bioprocessing firms in the United States(Arthur Young, 1989)? Selected by DOD as a participant in the Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program withBDM Federal (1993-1996)ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayARCTECH Proven Experience in Offering Economical ARCTECH Proven Experience in Offering Economical Solutions for Safe Destruction of Military MunitionsSolutions for Safe Destruction of Military Munitions? 1970- 80’s? 1980-90’s? 1990’s? TodaySuccessfully developed and facilitated implementation of composting technology for bioremediation of explosive contaminated soilsSuccessfully Developed and Commercialized humic acid product for use in addressing a variety of environmental problems Successfully validated Actodemil® for safe destruction of propellants and explosives for U.S ArmyImplementing Actodemil® System for safe destruction and decontamination of munitions for U.S. Army and other international clientsARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemil® Technology ActodemilActodemil®® Technology Technology A Safe, Environmentally Protective, Easily Implementable And Cost Effective Approach For Recycling Of Propellants, Energetics, and Explosive Wastes Into Humic-rich Organic Fertilizer For Safe Application On Land. ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayWhy ActodemilWhy Actodemil®® Technology for Recycling of EnergeticsTechnology for Recycling of Energetics• Patented and established technology for recycling Propellants and energetics• No waste byproducts or toxic emissions• Creates value-added fertilizer that meets requirements for land application and enhances soils and agricultural activity• More cost effective than thermal treatment technologies• ARCTECH has proven experience in marketing and selling fertilizerARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemilActodemil®® Technology Multipurpose ApplicationsTechnology Multipurpose ApplicationsActodemil® Technology can be Used for a variety of different applications.• Recycling of Propellant and explosives wastes• Handling of Propellants containing Lead• Decontamination of Explosives-contaminated materials; • Recycling of NC Fines• Handling of Other Energetic WastesARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemilActodemil®® Technology System Deployment Technology System Deployment -- US and AbroadUS and AbroadU.S. Army• Actodemil® Technology Unit for the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (McAAP).• Full-scale Actodemil® technology for U.S. Army Crane AAA.• Actodemil® Technology for Recycling Propellants and High Explosives at Tooele AD, Tooele, UtahKorean Army • Actodemil® Technology for Transitioning to U.S. Forces in KoreaEgyptian Army• Actodemil® technology for decontamination of demilled projosCommercial Demonstrations• Treatment of Solid Wastes – Dyno Nobel. Inc.• Treatment of Energetic Wastes – Olin/Winchester Corp• Recycling of NC Fines – Green Tree Inc.ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemilActodemil®® Technology Technology –– General SchematicGeneral SchematicARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayACTODEMIL TECHNOLOGY ACTODEMIL TECHNOLOGY ACTODEMIL TECHNOLOGY • Uses Naturally Occurring alkalized Humic Acid— Derived From Coal— Versatile Material• Destroys Energetics and Chemical/ Biological Agents— Environmentally Sound— Safe— Irreversible Destruction ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayRELEVANT PROPERTIES OF HUMIC ACIDRELEVANT PROPERTIES OF HUMIC ACIDIN THE ACTODEMIL TECHNOLOGYIN THE ACTODEMIL TECHNOLOGY• Enhances Reductive Hydrolysis• Adsorbs and Retains Nitrogen, Organic Components,and Other compounds• Results in Effective Fertilizer Containing Organic Humic Acid and Mineral Nutrients ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayDEVELOPMENT HISTORY DEVELOPMENT HISTORY DEVELOPMENT HISTORY • 1995 - Laboratory-Scale Tests• 1996 - 100-Pound ScaleGreenhouse Testing with Products• 1997-98 One-Ton Scale Validation completed and Products Field Applied• Today - Mobile and Fixed Facilities being Deployed ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemilActodemil®® Technology Tested on Variety of MaterialsTechnology Tested on Variety of MaterialsActodemil™ TECHNOLOGY SUCCESSFULLY TESTED ON:Energetics Chemical Agents Biological AgentsLarge-Bore Gun Propellants Nerve Agents E. coli- 3”/50, 6”/47, M6 (NC based) GB, VX- 105 MM (NC/NG based) Blistering Agents- 106 MM - M30, M30A1(NC/NG/NQ) HD, HT, HRocket Propellant- 2.75” AA (NC/NG based)Other Explosives - HMX, RDX, TNT, DNT, Lead Azide, PETN, and APARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayRegulatory Framework For ProcessRegulatory Framework For Process• MUNITIONS RULEMunitions Rule Permits Recycling of Propellants to fertilizer provided that: - End Product Meets TCLP requirements- End Product Meets UTS requirements- End Product is Not Reactive• Exempt from RCRA (RCRA Operating Permit Not required)ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemilActodemil®® Technology Production Unit at Technology Production Unit at McAAPMcAAPActodemil® Technology ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayRear View and Utilities InputsRear View and Utilities InputsActodemil® Technology ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayAnother View of ActodemilAnother View of Actodemil®® Production Unit at Production Unit at McAAPMcAAPActodemil® Technology ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayCooling SystemCooling SystemActodemil® Technology ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayScrubber System Scrubber System Actodemil® Technology ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActodemil® Technology ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayMajor Conclusions from ActodemilMajor Conclusions from Actodemil®®Technology Demonstration TestsTechnology Demonstration Tests• All Tested Propellant/Energetic Chemicals (NC, NG, NQ, DNT, etc) Completely and Irreversibly Destroyed • Applicable to Single, Double, and Triple Base Propellants, High Explosives, Chemical Agents, Primary Explosives, Energetic manufacturing wastes • Different Grain Sizes (up to 1-inch in length) Tested• Process is Safe and Heat Release is Controllable• Propellant Conversion Complete in 1-2 Hours at 180-190oF• Final Fertilizer sold to various Users around McAlester, OKARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayMajor Conclusions from ActodemilMajor Conclusions from Actodemil®®Technology Demonstration TestsTechnology Demonstration TestsFinal Product Regulatory Compliant• Complies with TCLP requirements• Is not Reactive (as Defined by RCRA regulations)• Complies with UTS Requirements • Friction, Impact Tests showed no Energetic Response• Complies with U.S. EPA’s Munitions Rule Requirements• Is Not Mutagenic as Determined by Ames Assay Test Final Product Useful for PlantsIs not Phytotoxic to PlantsEnhances Plant Growth and YieldARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActosolActosol®® Product from NC Fines Increases Corn YieldProduct from NC Fines Increases Corn Yield• NC fines recycled to yield a 5-5-15 NPK actosol® product.• Actosol® product tested on growth of corn at two farms in New Jersey.• Actosol® product applied at 2 gal/acre.• Increase in yield - 6 bushels an acre at each farm.168170172174176178actosol® no actosol®Sam Santini Farms 202204206208210212actosol® no actosol®Roger Woolf Farms ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayActosol® Product Is Beneficial For Turf Grass GrowthActosolActosol®® Product Is Beneficial For Turf Grass GrowthProduct Is Beneficial For Turf Grass GrowthFertilizer Derived From NC Commercial FertilizerRyegrassARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todaySTATE OF NEVADAKENNY C. GUINNGovernorDEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESDIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION333 W. Nye Lane, Room 138Carson City, Nevada 89706-0851February 25, 1999Dear Mr. Kaushik:The Division first became aware of the ARCTECH study during an inspection at HWAD inMarch/April 1997. The Division later learned in July 1997 that fertilizer produced during the study wasultimately applied to the land as a fertilizer at the Gomes property in Fallon, Nevada. In response toconcerns regarding the suitability of the product as fertilizer and adequate treatment of the wastemunitions, the Division reviewed data provided by ARCTECH, as well as soil samples taken by theDivision, and determined that the "Actosol" product did not exhibit any of the characteristics of a'hazardous waste." However, because the waste munitions were being recycled in "a mannerconstituting disposal" (i.e., placed on the land), the Division was concerned that the laboratory data didnot adequately demonstrate compliance with the applicable treatment standards of 40 CFR 268 SubpartD (see 40 CFR 266 Subpart C). ARCTECH later provided data indicating that the presence of theunderlying constituent(s), specifically Barium, could be adequately addressed during the fertilizermanufacturing process.Because waste munitions do share many of the same components of common fertilizers, the Divisioncommends ARCTECH's efforts to develop fertilizers from this otherwise discarded material.Notwithstanding the potential merits of your process, the Division wishes to reiterate the importance ofdemonstrating compliance with 40 CFR 266 Subpart C and the applicable state requirements asconveyed in my letter to HWAD (dated November 18, 1998).Actodemil® Technology Supported by EPA regulators and the PublicActodemilActodemil®® Technology Supported by Technology Supported by EPA regulators and the PublicEPA regulators and the Public.….the Agency has determined the recycling of propellants or explosives into fertilizer may be a permissible activity under RCRA……….the use of an unused explosive or propellant as an ingredient to produce commercial fertilizer would be exempt from regulation under RCRA…..Excerpts from U.S. EPA Military Munitions Rule40CFR Section 266.202.April 1997GOING GREEN AT THE DOD. Defense Department Scientists Agree Army Depot uses obsolete Demil Technology. Actodemil® Technology fulfills the biblical prophecy of tuning swords into plowshares- Reno NewsMay 29, 2001ARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todayARCTECH’S RECENT CLIENTSARCTECHARCTECH’’S RECENT CLIENTSS RECENT CLIENTSUNITED STATES• Landscaping• Erosion Control• Landfill Closure• Golf Courses• Sod Farms• Nurseries-Tomatoes• Sand Dunes• Floriculture• Agriculture• HorticultureGULF COUNTRIES• Rhodes Grass•Water Melon• Cucumber• Alfa Alfa• Orange Groves• Grapes• Onion• Date TreesMAURITIUS• Sugar Cane• HorticultureS. KOREA• Golf Courses• GreenhousesActosol® Humic Acid Being Applied Successfully in Various ApplicationsActosolActosol®® Humic AcidHumic Acid Being Applied Being Applied Successfully in Various ApplicationsSuccessfully in Various ApplicationsARCTECHARCTECHPreserving tomorrow’s world... todaySUMMARYSUMMARY• Actodemil® is an established technology.• The technology is effective for neutralization of a variety of propellants, explosives and other energetics• The process can also be used for decontamination of explosives-contaminated scrap metal and other solid wastes• The process produces a fertilizer that can be sold to produce revenues that can offset treatment costs. • Actodemil® Technology Provides the Following Important Benefits:• More Safer (reaction at atmospheric pressure and temperature not exceeding 200o F)• More Easily Implementable (permitting issues minimal)• Higher Protection of Environment (no wastes generated, gas emissions insignificant)• More Cost Effective