Biosphere Technologies Inc.

For Immediate Release
August 9, 2010

New Biorefining Technology Receives International Scientific Endorsement as a Recommended Alternative to Incineration and Landfilling

175 Member Countries of World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) formally approves new technology at Paris General Session

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada… A new Canadian biorefining technology has been adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as a recommended technology for the destruction of all transmissible spongiform encephalopathy and microbiological disease agents. The 175 member countries of the OIE formally approved the technology at the 78th General Session held in Paris, May 2010 for incorporation into the 2010 Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

The thermal hydrolysis “Biorefinex” technology, developed and patented by Biosphere Technologies Inc, a Canadian company located in Alberta, provides an environmentally superior alternative to incineration and landfilling for the disposal of animal carcasses and “specified risk materials (SRMs)” associated with the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle.  The Biorefinex technology research program began during the 1990’s. Live animal testing and validation of the thermal hydrolysis process was undertaken by the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh.

This Biorefinex technology:

• Utilizes saturated steam under high pressure and high temperature to inactivate BSE and other pathogenic agents, and
• Produces safe nutrient by-products in a fast 2 hour cycle.

“The OIE endorsement is significant in that it validates many years of work,” said Dr. Erick Schmidt, President of Biosphere Technologies Inc.  “Our technology has the ability to completely transform disease risk organic waste materials into valuable natural fertilizers and feeds vital for sustainability of the soils and the protection of animal and human health.”

The  Biorefinex technology is now certified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for treatment of the inedible SRMs now segregated at meat packing plants  in
accordance with national BSE regulations. An estimated 300,000 tonnes per year are presently buried in landfills, with potential health and environments risks.

To reduce these risks, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has implemented an industrial incentive program for innovative technologies to convert this material into safe, economically valuable products.

Biosphere Technologies will now implement Canadian and global commercialization projects which will produce:

• Safe nutrient feedstocks derived from carcass, meat and bone materials, and
• Organic fertilizers and renewable green energy biogas.

An international demonstration biorefinery at Lacombe, Alberta is in the planning stage, and installations of the Biorefinex process  at additional licensed facilities across the country are currently being negotiated.

“We are very pleased with the recognition we have received from the OIE and we are looking forward to becoming world leaders in the refining of animal carcass materials and food waste,” said Schmidt.

Peer reviewed results are published in the scientific journal Process Biochemistry 
44 (2009) 1060-1062. The 2010 Terrestrial Animal Health Code, chapter 4.12.6.10 is posted on the OIE Website.

For information contact:

Dr. Erick Schmidt, President 
Biosphere Technologies Inc:  Email: biosphere@telus.net
Cell phone: 403-704-3493; Office phone: 403-783-6396
Website: Biorefinex.com