Document:

CONSULTING
      AGREEMENT

    

    This
      Consulting Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of February 21, 2008 by and
      between W. RICHARD LATON, an individual whose address is c/o Department
      of Geological Sciences, 800 N. State College Blvd., MH-208 California State
      University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834
      (the
“Consultant”), and SIONIX CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation whose address is
2082
      Michelson Drive, Suite 306, Irvine CA 92612 
      (the
“Company”), in reference to the following:

    

    RECITALS

    

    A. The
      Company is in the business of developing water purification
      technology.

    

    B. The
      Consultant is an engineering hydrogeology professional who has been providing
      advisory board and consulting services to the Company since October 1, 2004
      (the
“Service Commencement Date”).

    

    C. The
      Company wishes to retain the Consultant, and the Consultant wishes to be
      retained by the Company, to assist the Company in its efforts to develop and
      market its water purification technology.

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE,
      for good
      and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
      acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant agree as follows:

    

    AGREEMENT

    

    1. Term.
      The
      Company retains the Consultant and the Consultant accepts this appointment
      with
      the Company for a period of 12 months, beginning as of January 1, 2008 and
      ending on January 1, 2009 unless sooner terminated pursuant to section 5 (the
      “Term”).

    

    2. Duties
      of Consultant. The
      Consultant agrees to perform the consulting services set forth on Exhibit “A” to
      this Agreement and made a part of it (the “Services”). The Consultant will
      report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer but will determine the method,
      details and means of performing the Services. The Consultant may, at the
      Consultant’s own expense, use employees or other subcontractors to assist the
      Consultant with the performance of the Services. 

    

    3. Compensation. 

    

    (a) The
      Company shall pay to the Consultant, as compensation for the
      Services:

    

    (i) upon
      the
      Company raising at least $250,000 in gross proceeds from an equity financing
      or
      series of equity financings occurring on or after December 31, 2007 and before
      the end of the Term, for Services performed from January 1 until June 1, 2008,
      $10,000 per month payable on the first day of each month during such period;
      and

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

    (ii) upon
      the
      Company raising at least $500,000 in gross proceeds (including the $250,000
      referred to in section 3(a)) from an equity financing or series of equity
      financings occurring on or after December 31, 2007 and before the end of the
      Term: (i) a one time payment of $30,000 for services performed from October
      1,
      2007 through December 31, 2007, and (ii) for services performed from July 1
      until December 31, 2008, $10,000 per month payable on the first day of each
      month during such period; and

    

    (iii) upon
      the
      date of this Agreement, a fully vested 5-year option to purchase 2,880,000
      shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.25 per share, pursuant to
      a Notice of Grant of Stock Option in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and
      a Stock Option Agreement in the form attached thereto as Exhibit A.

    

    (b) In
      consideration of the Consultant’s efforts in bringing about a definitive
      licensing, manufacturing, distribution, purchase order or substantially similar
      agreement between the Company and Primon or any of its affiliates (the “Primon
      Agreement”) during the Term or within six months thereafter, the Consultant will
      receive, regardless of the termination of this Agreement, 5% of the royalty
      payments or other amounts received by the Company from Primon pursuant to the
      Primon Agreement (collectively, the “Consultant Commissions”), until the
      Consultant has received $5,000,000 pursuant to this provision, after which
      the
      Company shall have no further obligation to pay Consultant Commissions. The
      Company will be obligated to pay the Consultant Commissions within 30 days
      of
      each date on which it receives royalty payments or other amounts from Primon
      pursuant to the Primon Agreement.

    

    Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, the Consultant understands and agrees that in no event will
      the
      Company be obligated to pay any person or persons more than an aggregate of
      10%
      of the royalty payments or other amounts received by the Company from Primon
      pursuant to the Primon Agreement (the “10% Threshold”). In the event any third
      party other than Richard Laton demonstrates a valid claim for royalties or
      similar payments from the Company resulting from the Primon Agreement which
      causes the Company’s total obligation to pay commissions in connection therewith
      to exceed the 10% Threshold, then the Consultant Commissions shall be ratably
      reduced in an amount equal to 66.67% of the amount exceeding the 10% Threshold.
      Regardless of any reduction in the Consultant Commissions pursuant to this
      paragraph, the Consultant may continue to earn the Consultant Commissions at
      the
      reduced rate until he has earned the maximum $5,000,000 as provided in the
      preceding paragraph. 

     

    (c) The
      Company agrees to carry forward the debt incurred to the Consultant in the
      amount of $144,000 for services rendered during the time the Consultant served
      as a member of the Board of Advisors, which will be payable at the earlier
      of
      September 30, 2010 or the date on which the Company shows on its balance sheet
      as filed with the SEC at least $1.5 million in working capital and the closing
      price of its common stock has been at least $1.25 for at least 15 consecutive
      trading days. For the purpose hereof, “working capital” shall mean the
      difference between the Company’s total current assets and total current
      liabilities. The obligation set forth in this Section 3(c) shall survive the
      termination of this Agreement.

    

    4. Nondisclosure.

    

    4.1 Property
      Belonging to Company.
      The
      Consultant agrees that all developments, ideas, devices, improvements,
      discoveries, apparatus, practices, processes, methods, concepts and products
      (collectively the “Inventions”) developed by the Consultant from and after the
      Service Commencement Date until the end of the Term are the exclusive property
      of the Company and shall belong to the Company. The Consultant agrees to assign
      the Inventions to the Company, provided,
      however,
      notwithstanding the foregoing, the Consultant shall not be required to assign
      his rights in any invention which the Consultant developed entirely on his
      own
      time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or trade secret
      information except for those inventions that either:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (i) Relate
      at
      the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the
      Company’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
      development of the Company; or 

    

    (ii) Result
      from any work performed by the Consultant for the Company.

    

    The
      Consultant understands that he bears the full burden of proving to the Company
      that an invention qualifies fully under this section 4.1.

    

    4.2 Access
      to Confidential Information. The
      Consultant agrees that from the Service Commencement Date until the end of
      the
      Term, , the Consultant has had and will have access to and become acquainted
      with confidential proprietary information (“Confidential Information”) which is
      owned by the Company and is regularly used in the operation of the Company’s
      business. The
      Consultant agrees that the term “Confidential Information” as used in this
      Agreement is to be broadly interpreted and includes (i) information that has,
      or
      could have, commercial value for the business in which the Company is engaged,
      or in which the Company may engage at a later time, and (ii) information that,
      if disclosed without authorization, could be detrimental to the economic
      interests of the Company.
      The
      Consultant agrees that the term “Confidential
      Information” includes, without limitation, any patent, patent application,
      copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, service name, “know-how,”
negative “know-how,” trade secrets, customer and supplier identities,
      characteristics and terms of agreement, details of customer or consultant
      contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans or strategies,
      product development techniques or plans, business acquisitions plans, science
      or
      technical information, ideas, discoveries, designs, computer programs (including
      source codes), financial forecasts, unpublished financial information, budgets,
      processes, procedures, formulae, improvements or other proprietary or
      intellectual property of the Company, whether or not in written or tangible
      form, and whether or not registered, and including all memoranda, notes,
      summaries, plans, reports, records, documents and other evidence
      thereof.
      The
      Consultant acknowledges that all Confidential Information, whether prepared
      by
      the Consultant or otherwise acquired by the Consultant in any other way, shall
      remain the exclusive property of the Company.

    

    4.3 No
      Unfair Use by Consultant.
      The
      Consultant promises and agrees that the Consultant (which shall include his
      employees and contractors) shall not misuse, misappropriate, or disclose in
      any
      way to any person or entity any of the Company’s Confidential Information,
      either directly or indirectly, nor will the Consultant use the Confidential
      Information in any way or at any time except as required in the course of the
      Consultant’s business relationship with the Company. The Consultant agrees that
      the sale or unauthorized use or disclosure of any of the Company’s Confidential
      Information constitutes unfair competition. The Consultant promises and agrees
      not to engage in any unfair competition with the Company and will take measures
      that are appropriate to prevent his employees or contractors from engaging
      in
      unfair competition with the Company.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    4.4 Further
      Acts.
      The
      Consultant agrees that, at any time during the Term, upon the request of the
      Company and without further compensation, but at no expense to the Consultant,
      the Consultant shall perform any lawful acts, including the execution of papers
      and oaths and the giving of testimony, that in the opinion of the Company,
      its
      successors or assigns, may be necessary or desirable in order to obtain,
      sustain, reissue and renew, and in order to enforce, perfect, record and
      maintain, patent applications and United States and foreign patents on the
      Company’s inventions, and copyright registrations on the Company’s
      inventions.

    

    4.5 Obligations
      Survive Agreement.
      The
      Consultant’s obligations under this section 4 shall survive the expiration or
      termination of this Agreement for a period of five (5) years.

    

    5. Termination.

    

    5.1 Termination
      on Default. Should
      either party default in the performance of this Agreement or materially breach
      any of its provisions, the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement
      by
      giving written notification to the breaching party. Termination shall be
      effective immediately on receipt of said notice. For purposes of this section,
      material breaches of this Agreement shall include, but not be limited to, (i)
      the failure by the Company to pay the compensation set forth in section 3 above;
      (ii) the willful breach or habitual neglect by the Consultant of the duties
      which he is required to perform under the terms of this Agreement; (iii) the
      Consultant’s commission of acts of dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation; (iv)
      the failure by the Consultant to conform to all laws and regulations governing
      the Consultant’s duties under this Agreement; or (v) the commission by the
      Consultant of any act that tends to bring the Company into public scandal or
      which will reflect unfavorably on the reputation of the Company.

    

    5.2 Termination
      on Notice. Either
      party may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving thirty (30) days
      written notice to the other party.

    

    5.3 Automatic
      Termination. This
      Agreement terminates automatically on the occurrence of any of the following
      events: (i) a filing for bankruptcy by the Company; or (ii) the death or
      Disability of the Consultant. As
      used
      herein, the term “Disability” means the good faith determination of the board of
      directors of the Company that the Consultant has become so physically or
      mentally incapacitated or disabled as to be unable to satisfactorily perform
      his
      duties hereunder for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days or any 90 days
      during the Term, such determination based upon a certificate as to such physical
      or mental disability issued by a licensed physician and/or psychiatrist (as
      the
      case may be) mutually agreed upon by the Consultant and the
      Company.

    

    5.4 Return
      of Company Property.
      Upon the
      termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Consultant shall immediately
      transfer to the Company all files (including, but not limited to, electronic
      files), records, documents, drawings, specifications, equipment and similar
      items in its possession relating to the business of the Company or its
      Confidential Information (including the work product of the Consultant created
      pursuant to this Agreement).

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    6. Status
      of Consultant. 

    

    (a) Independent
      Contractor Status.
      Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee of the Company
      for
      any purpose whatsoever, including state and federal taxes and workers'
      compensation insurance, but is an independent contractor. Neither this
      Agreement, the relationship created between the parties hereto pursuant to
      this
      Agreement, nor any course of dealing between the parties hereto is intended
      to
      create, or shall create, an employment relationship, a joint venture,
      partnership or any similar relationship. Consultant does not have, nor shall
      Consultant hold out Consultant as having, any right, power, or authority to
      create any contract or obligation, either express or implied, on behalf of,
      in
      the name of, or binding upon the Company, or to pledge the Company's credit,
      or
      to extend credits in the name of the Company, unless otherwise specifically
      authorized by the Company’s board of directors.

     

    (b) Nature
      of Consultant's Relationship to Company.
      Consultant is engaged in Consultant's own business independent of the Company,
      and the nature of Consultant's independent contractor relationship with the
      Company shall be further defined as follows:

     

    (i) State
      and Federal Taxes.
      Company
      will not withhold any monies for any state, local or federal taxing authorities
      from compensation earned by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement. Company
      shall
      prepare and file a Form 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") reporting
      the compensation paid to Consultant.

     

    (ii) Fringe
      Benefits.
      Consultant shall receive no fringe benefits under this Agreement whatsoever,
      and
      accordingly, shall receive no insurance benefits, disability income, vacation,
      holiday pay, sick pay or any other benefits.  

     

    (iii) Workers'
      Compensation.
      Company
      shall not provide workers' compensation coverage for Consultant or Consultant's
      agents. Any and all workers' compensation coverage shall be the sole
      responsibility of Consultant.

     

    (iv) Hours.
      Consultant shall not be required to work any specified hours or specified
      days.  

     

    (v) Licensing/Insurance.
      Consultant shall obtain and maintain at Consultant's sole expense any licenses
      or insurance required by federal, state or local law.

     

    (vi) Location.
      During
      the Term, the Consultant may perform his duties from the Company's offices
      in
      Irvine, California, or any other location, at the discretion of the Consultant.
      

    

    7. Representations
      by Consultant.
      The
      Consultant represents that the Consultant has the qualifications and ability
      to
      perform the services in a professional manner, without the advice, control,
      or
      supervision of the Company. The Consultant shall indemnify, defend, and hold
      harmless the Company, and the Company’s officers, directors, and shareholders
      from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, costs, expenses,
      obligations, liabilities, damages, recoveries, and deficiencies, including,
      without limitation, interest, penalties, and reasonable attorney fees and costs,
      that the Company may incur or suffer and that arise, result from, or are related
      to any breach or failure of the Consultant to perform any of the
      representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement. 
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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    8. Business
      Expenses. The
      Company shall reimburse the Consultant for all reasonable business expenses
      incurred during the Term (the “Expenses”), with any individual Expense or
      aggregate Expenses in any 30-day period in excess of $1,000 to be submitted
      to
      the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for pre-approval.

     

    9. Notices. 
      Unless
      otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices or other
      communications (collectively and severally called “Notices”) required or
      permitted to be given under this Agreement, shall be in writing, and shall
      be
      given by: (A) personal delivery (which form of Notice shall be deemed to have
      been given upon delivery), (B) by private airborne/overnight delivery service
      (which forms of Notice shall be deemed to have been given upon confirmed
      delivery by the delivery agency), or (C) by electronic or facsimile or
      telephonic transmission, provided the receiving party has a compatible device
      or
      confirms receipt thereof (which forms of Notice shall be deemed delivered upon
      confirmed transmission or confirmation of receipt). Notices shall be addressed
      to the address set forth in the introductory section of this Agreement, or
      to
      such other address as the receiving party shall have specified most recently
      by
      like Notice, with a copy to the other party.

    

    10. Choice
      of Law and Venue.
      This
      Agreement shall be governed according to the laws of the State of California.
      Venue for any legal or equitable action between the Company and the Consultant
      which relates to this Agreement shall be in the state and federal courts located
      in the City of Los Angeles, CA.

    

    11. Entire
      Agreement.
      This
      Agreement and the attachments and exhibits hereto supersede any and all other
      agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties hereto with respect
      to the services to be rendered by the Consultant to the Company and contain
      all
      of the covenants and agreements between the parties with respect to the services
      to be rendered by the Consultant to the Company in any manner whatsoever. Each
      party to this agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements,
      promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party,
      or
      anyone acting on behalf of any party, that not embodied herein, and that no
      other agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this Agreement shall
      be
      valid or binding on either party.

    

    12. Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed manually or by facsimile signature in two or more
      counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which
      together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

    

    13. Severability.
      If any
      term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person
      or
      circumstance shall, to any extent, be determined to be invalid, illegal or
      unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this
      Agreement, then and, in that event: (A) the performance of the offending term
      or
      provision (but only to the extent its application is invalid, illegal or
      unenforceable) shall be excused as if it had never been incorporated into this
      Agreement, and, in lieu of such excused provision, there shall be added a
      provision as similar in terms and amount to such excused provision as may be
      possible and be legal, valid and enforceable, and (B) the remaining part of
      this
      Agreement (including the application of the offending term or provision to
      persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid,
      illegal or unenforceable) shall not be affected thereby and shall continue
      in
      full force and effect to the fullest extent provided by law.

    

    14. Preparation
      of Agreement.
      It
      is
      acknowledged by each party that such party either had separate and independent
      advice of counsel or the opportunity to avail itself or himself of same. In
      light of these facts it is acknowledged that no party shall be construed to
      be
      solely responsible for the drafting hereof, and therefore any ambiguity shall
      not be construed against any party as the alleged draftsman of this
      Agreement.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    15. No
      Assignment of Rights or Delegation of Duties by Consultant;Company’s Right to
      Assign.
      The
      Consultant’s rights and benefits under this Agreement are personal to it and
      therefore no such right or benefit shall be subject to voluntary or involuntary
      alienation, assignment or transfer. The Company may assign its rights
      and delegate its obligations under this Agreement to any other person or
      entity.

    

    16. Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
      original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
      instrument, binding on all parties hereto. Any signature page of this Agreement
      may be detached from any counterpart of this Agreement and reattached to any
      other counterpart of this Agreement identical in form hereto by having attached
      to it one or more additional signature pages.

    

    17. Electronically
      Transmitted Documents.
      If a
      copy or counterpart of this Agreement is originally executed and such copy
      or
      counterpart is thereafter transmitted electronically by facsimile or email
      transmission of a “pdf.” file, such facsimile or “pdf.” document shall for all
      purposes be treated as if manually signed by the party whose facsimile signature
      appears.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    WHEREFORE,
      the
      parties have executed this Agreement on the date first written
      above.

     

    

      
        	 	
                “CONSULTANT”

              
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
                /s/
                  W. Richard Laton

              
	 	
                W.
                  Richard Laton

              
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
                “COMPANY”

              
	 	 
	 	
                Sionix
                  Corporation

              
	 	 
	 	
                By:

              	/s/
                Richard Papalian
	 	
                Name:
                  Richard Papalian

              
	 	
                Title:
                  Chief Executive Officer

              

      

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    EXHIBIT
      “A”

    

    DUTIES
      OF CONSULTANT

    

    Consultant
      will (i) actively assist in the testing and demonstration of the Company’s water
      purification product on site at the Villa Park Dam in California; (ii) attend
      technical meetings, demonstrations and trade shows in support of the Company’s
      business; (iii) prepare grant applications and white papers as technological
      and
      scientific results are confirmed; (iv) act in the best interests of the Company
      and aid in its day-to-day operations for a minimum of 5 days per month, after
      which the Company will pay Consultant an hourly rate of $250 per hour.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        9NOTICE
      OF GRANT OF STOCK OPTION

    

    Notice
      is
      hereby given of the following option grant (the “Option”) to purchase shares of
      the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Sionix
      Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”):

    

    
      	
              Optionee:

            	 	
              Richard
                Laton

            
	
              Grant
                Date:

            	 	
              December
                13, 2007

            
	
              Vesting
                Commencement Date:

            	 	
              December
                13, 2007

            
	
              Number
                of Option Shares:

            	 	
              2,880,000

            
	
              Expiration
                Date:

            	 	
              December
                13, 2013

            
	
              Type
                of Option:

            	 	
              Non-Qualified
                Stock Option

            
	
              Exercise
                Price Per Share:

            	 	
              $0.25
                

            
	
              Vesting
                Schedule:

            	 	
              All
                of the Option Shares are vested as of the Grant
                Date.

            

    

    

    1. Terms.
      The
      Optionee agrees to be bound by the terms of the Option as set forth in the
      Stock
      Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
      A.
      

    

    2. No
      Employment or Service Contract.
      Except
      as may otherwise be set forth in an a written agreement by and between the
      Optionee and the Corporation, if any, nothing in this Grant Notice or in the
      attached Stock Option Agreement shall confer upon the Optionee any right to
      continue in service in any capacity, including as an employee, for any period
      of
      specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights
      of the Corporation or of the Optionee, which rights are hereby expressly
      reserved by each, to terminate the Optionee’s service and/or employment at any
      time for any reason, with or without cause.

    

    3. Definitions.
      All
      capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the definition ascribed
      to them in the Stock Option Agreement.

    

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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF,
      the
      Corporation and the Optionee have duly executed this Notice of Grant as of
      the
      date set forth below.

    

    
      	
              Dated:
                February 21, 2008

            	 
	 	 
	 	
              CORPORATION:

            
	 	 
	 	
              SIONIX
                CORPORATION

            
	 	 
	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	
              /s/
                Richard Papalian

            
	 	
              Name:

            	
              Richard
                Papalian

            
	 	
              Title:

            	
              Chief
                Executive Officer

            
	 	 
	 	   

	 	
              EXECUTIVE:

            
	 	 
	 	
              /S/
                RICHARD LATON

            
	 	
              RICHARD
                LATON

            

    

     

    ATTACHMENTS

    

    Exhibit
      A – Stock Option Agreement

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    EXHIBIT
      A

    

    STOCK
      OPTION AGREEMENT

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