Mr. Andrew White reports

CHAR TECH RECEIVES PATENT NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE FOR PYROGAS TREATMENT TO SYNGAS

Char Technologies Ltd. has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a patent application covering its pyrogas treatment technology. A notice of allowance indicates that the application has been examined and is allowed to proceed to issuance as a granted patent.

The patent relates to the treatment of pyrogas, the gas stream that exits Char Tech's high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) kiln. Pyrogas must be treated to produce syngas, which can then be used in downstream final products, including renewable natural gas (RNG) production. This treatment step is what allows Char Tech to integrate high-temperature pyrolysis with the production of a final gas product such as RNG.

The allowed application builds on Char Tech's existing and proven pyrogas treatment process, which sits at the core of the expansion of its first-in-kind Thorold renewable energy facility, a limited partnership owned equally by Char Tech and the BMI Group. The Thorold facility is projected to begin producing RNG in 2027. When it does, Char Tech will become the first company in the world to operate a commercial-scale facility that produces RNG and metallurgical-grade biocarbon simultaneously from wood waste. Pyrogas treatment is the critical step that makes RNG production possible, and this allowance secures patent protection for it.

The allowance expands Char Tech's existing intellectual property portfolio, adding patent protection for its pyrogas treatment process to the company's existing granted patents and trade secrets. Further details of the patent will be disclosed once it is granted and published, currently anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2026.

"Pyrogas treatment is one of the hardest problems in turning pyrolysis into a reliable pathway for renewable natural gas, and it's core to our platform. This allowance protects that process as we work toward bringing RNG production on-line at Thorold in 2027, unlocking a second revenue stream alongside biocarbon and marking a major step forward for our platform," said Andrew White, chief executive officer of Char Tech.

About Char Technologies Ltd.

Char Tech is a Canadian clean-technology company developing first-in-kind high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) systems that process unmerchantable wood and organic waste to generate two renewable energy revenue streams, renewable natural gas or green hydrogen, and a solid biocarbon that serves as a carbon-neutral, drop-in replacement for metallurgical coal.

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