ETHANEX ENERGY, INC.
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>TERMINATION
        AGREEMENT</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
        Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2008, is made by and between Ethanex Energy,
        Inc., a Nevada corporation (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Ethanex</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;),
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        B&#252;hler Inc., a </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Minnesota</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        corporation (&#8220;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>B&#252;hler</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8221;).
        Ethanex and B&#252;hler hereby agree as follows:</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Termination
        of Joint Marketing Agreement</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
        The
        Joint Marketing Agreement dated as of April&#160;20, 2007 by and between Ethanex
        and B&#252;hler (as amended to date, the &#8220;Joint Marketing Agreement&#8221;) is terminated
        and neither party has any further obligation thereunder except that Section
        2(d)
        of the Joint Marketing Agreement shall survive.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Release
        by Ethanex</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
        Ethanex
        for itself and for and on behalf of all of its parent corporations, subsidiary
        corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors
        and
        assigns, together with all of the present and former directors, officers,
        agents
        and employees of any of the foregoing (collectively, the &#8220;Ethanex Parties&#8221;),
        absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the B&#252;hler
        Parties from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind,
        nature
        or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort
        or
        under any state or federal law or otherwise, that any Ethanex Party has had,
        now
        has or has made claim to have against any B&#252;hler Party for or by reason of any
        act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning
        of
        time to and including the date of this Agreement, whether such claims, demands
        and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.<font id="TAB2" style="LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font>&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>Release
        by B&#252;hler</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
        B&#252;hler
        for itself and for and on behalf of all of its parent corporations, subsidiary
        corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors
        and
        assigns, together with all of the present and former directors, officers,
        agents
        and employees of any of the foregoing (collectively, the &#8220;B&#252;hler Parties&#8221;),
        absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Ethanex
        Parties from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind,
        nature
        or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort
        or
        under any state or federal law or otherwise, that any B&#252;hler Party has had, now
        has or has made claim to have against any Ethanex Party for or by reason
        of any
        act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning
        of
        time to and including the date of this Agreement, whether such claims, demands
        and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.</font></div>
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        Agreement</u></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
        The
        Confidentiality Agreement between the parties dated as of February 16, 2007
        (as
        the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, the
        &#8220;Confidentiality Agreement&#8221;) remains in full force and effect. Each party will
        promptly return to the other party all Confidential Information (as defined
        in
        the Confidentiality Agreement) of that party. </font></div>
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                  ENERGY, INC.</font></div>
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