ZAWMET TECHNOLOGY™ (PATENT APPLIED FOR)

NEWS RELEASE AND SUMMARY

ZAWMET TECHNOLOGY (Zero Added Waste Metal) is part of the JOINT DEVELOMENT PROGRAM between Eagle Environmental Technologies and EDC Engineering Inc. Eagle's proven technology, the Cryogenic ZAWCAD technologies, and EDC’s proven experience in developing new innovative uses for the equipment have opened extensive worldwide markets. EDC and Eagle have begun the Patent Application process for this new use technology.

The Cryogenic ZawCAD uses high-velocity jets of liquefied and solidified atmospheric gases, such as low temperature nitrogen; to address surface coating removal and hazardous waste clean up without adding to the waste stream. The nitrogen quickly reverts to an inert gas, taking none of the contaminated particulate with it. EDC has developed a unique technique to use the high velocity gas to remove the coatings on the catalyst beads used in all refinery processes.

Traditional solutions for removing contaminated or unwanted surface coatings involved chemically treating the surface with solvents or acids to lift the surface coating and then using neutralizers to control the acids. EPA and OSHA restrictions on solvents and acids have forced modern industry to turn to alternatives. When cleaning an exposed area with these typical materials, they also become contaminated as they come into contact with the contaminated surface. Thus, these conventional cleanup efforts add volume to the waste stream and, in hazardous situations, require additional treatment of the material used in the cleaning process. The Cryogenic ZawMET system prevents a secondary waste.

The new process could save each refinery thousands of dollars annually, and reduce the need to replace the catalyst beads so frequently as required now. Each ton of catalyst costs approximately $1800 per ton. Each current operating system requires about ten (10) tons per day to process. Thus the savings offered by ZawMET could be substantial.

The Cryogenic ZawMET system consists of a highly evaporative fluid supply, high pressurization, precision nozzle and process control. Low temperature nitrogen offers the most promising, cost-effective fluid solution, but other gases may well have specific roles. Advantages of the Cryogenic ZawMET system are:

· Liquid nitrogen does not create a secondary waste stream and leaves only the hazardous material as a residue;

· Nitrogen is relatively cheap (comprising 78% of our atmosphere) and is available everywhere, and;

· Nitrogen is extremely safe, posing no hazard of explosion, fire or oxidation reaction.

By controlling fluid pressure, volume, the process distance from the material being treated, the speed and angle of movement across the treated surface, and the number and type of nozzles, cryogenic cleaning is performed with great control and consistent results. Employing robotics, ZawMET provides the systems integration to assure optimum function between the source, the delivery system and the robotic working unit. The technology offers a great range of power and a high degree of control. It provides a solution to a formerly "unsolvable" problem and it affords the opportunity for millions of dollars in sales.