1. Sale of Patent – WO 2012 / 089854 A PCT / ES 2010 / 000535
“Storage of Hydrogen and other gases into absorbent solids with
treatment by Ionizing Radiation”
SHIR
..an invention to revolutionise the world

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4. COAL 80%
COAL
H2 20%
use coal as an hydrogen absorber aiming to convert it in toan improved fuel
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6. Mayor Minor Trace Potentially Not
elements elements elements hazardous present in
>1% <0.01% <0.0001% air Coal
pollutants
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10. Oxigen Typical Fixed Carbon Content in Coal
Ash Ash Anthracite Coal : 80.5 - 85.7 weight %
8%
Oxigen 10% Bituminous Coal : 44.9-78.2 weight %
Lignite Coal : 31.4 weight %
Hydrogen
Hydrogen 5%
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Sulphur Carbon 1% Typical Sulphur Content in Coal
75% Sulphur Anthracite Coal :0.6 - 0.77 weight %
Carbon Bituminous Coal : 0.7 - 4.0 weight %
1% Lignite Coal : 0.4 weight %
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11. SiO2
Kaolinite Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Illite KAl4(AlSi7O20)(OH)4
Montmorillonite (½Ca,Na)0.7(Al,Mg,Fe)4[(Si,Al)4O10]2(OH)4•nH2O
Chlorite (Mg,Al,Fe)12[(Si,Al)8O20](OH)16
FeS2
FeCO3
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12. Cost per year
Costs of plant over 10 years
Item (US $) (US $)
Irradiator Tub 12,979.00 1,297.00
60Co Radioisotope source (30 months) 88,000.00 35,200.00
Autoclave 10,963.00 1,096.00
Electrolyser & hydrogen (complete) 305,500.00 30,550.00
Electrical motor for autoclave kit 75.00 7.50
Vacuum rotary pump for autoclave 2,520.00 252.00
Pressure controller for autoclave 350.00 35.00
3 Conveyor belts 11,427.00 1,142.00
Total 431,814.00 69,579.50
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13. Prices in $/ton
Conventional Coal
$/ton MJ/ton $/MJ
0.009 Lignite 38.38 17,435 0.0022
0.008 Sub- Bituminous 71.72 18,830 0.0038
0.007
Bituminous coal 102.71 21,956 0.0047
0.006
Anthracite 129.58 23,865 0.0054
0.005
Coking coal 172.57 22,433 0.0077
0.004
0.003 Conventional Coal
0.002 SHIR Coal Prices in $/ton
SHIR Coal
0.001 $/ton+$9.53 MJ/ton (x2) $/MJ
0 SHIR Lignite 47.91 34,870 0.0014
SHIR Sub Bituminous 81.25 37,660 0.0022
SHIR Bituminous Coal 112.24 43,912 0.0026
SHIR Anthracite 139.11 47,730 0.0029
SHIR Coking coal 182.1 44,866 0.0041
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14. Eskom estimates that about 15 new coal mines would have to come on line by 2015 and that ZAR100-billion
would have to be invested in the domestic coal mining industry by 2018. SHIR would render this redundant
While Eskom is under enormous pressure to reduce its costs, coal prices are poised to rise by between 9%
and 10% a year. With SHIR coal costs would reduce by approx. 45% overnight
Eskom relies on coal to generate 85% of South Africa’s electricity and has raised concerns about the quality
and quantity of coal received from local producers. SHIR coal resolves both these issues
South Africa is one of the world’s largest suppliers of thermal coal, but most of the product is exported to
Europe and fast-growing markets in Asia, mainly China and India. SHIR coal would generate double the
income from these Exports.
Coal accounted for 18% of the revenue that South Africa generated from commodity exports and was ranked
as the fourth-largest mineral that the country produced in 2012. SHIR coal would double this revenue
While South Africa is the twenty-eighth largest economy in the world, it is the fourteenth largest contributor
of greenhouse gases (435 Mt/year). SHIR coal would reposition SA as the twenty-sixth (217 Mt/year) .
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17. Antonio Madroñero was the Head of the Scientific Research Unit (20 years) at
the National Institute for Aerospace Technology and a member of the High
Council of National Scientific Research in Spain (25 years). He is an eminent
Doctor in Physical Science with more than 45 years’ professional experience
within the areas of metallurgy, bio-magnetism, composite materials and
storage of Hydrogen in carbonaceous fibres. Antonio has 99 published scientific papers and
has broad international experience in technology transfer and team management. He has
outstanding communication skills that allow him to align the scientific and engineering
angle with a business-oriented perspective to ensure the technologies developed are
sustainable, dependable and affordable. We believe that Antonio has developed and
patented the process that will revolutionise the world - SHIR
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18. Pilar has a degree in Environmental Science from Madrid, Spain and holds two
Masters in Renewable Energy and Climate Change respectively and a MBA
with specialisation in Strategic Carbon Management from the University of
East Anglia (UK). Pilar’s expertise covers 9 years of technical management in
the Renewable Energy industry and 3 years as a sustainability consultant
developing corporate engagement strategies for sustainability reporting and organisational
carbon footprint management. She is a seasoned international business developer in
Emerging Markets and is fluent in Spanish and English with an understanding of French,
German, Portuguese and Italian.
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