Arkansas Renewable Fuels

Arkansas Renewable Fuels, LLC (“ARF”) an Arizona limited liability company is pleased to present an investment opportunity in renewable transportation fuels.  These advanced, renewable, diesel fuels represent the future direction for the U.S. and the world.  The federal government and an increasing number of states are mandating the use of these fuels as a blending stock or drop‐in fuel replacement with the objective of reducing carbon pollution and increasing energy independence.  Government regulations support the development of this new industry segment by motivating fuel refineries, blenders and end‐users to purchase these fuels with both financial incentives and the imposition of significant penalties for non‐compliance.    ARF in Partnership with Digisphere Industries, a Joint Venture owned and operated by USA BioEnergy LLC and DigiSphere Labs LLC, will develop a Digital (Digisphere 1.0) Advanced Thermochemical Processing Plant which will utilize cellulosic waste for the production of liquid transportation fuels.  Digisphere 1.0 is the worlds first Blockchain Supported Industry 4.0 Architecture within the Advanced Renewable Fuels Sector.  See Section 19 “The DigiSphere 1.0 Advantage”, that illustrates the potential savings from implementing DigiSpheres fully integrated Industry 4.0 framework.    At the heart of ARFs first Production Facility in Arkansas will be a proven and certified, patented state-of-the-art, commercial scale, near zero emission carbon based “green wood waste” biomass gasifier.  The technology also has a highly efficient back-end patented, gas-to-liquid (“GTL”) conversion system that generates a zero sulfur, drop-in premium ASTM D975 diesel fuel and/or jet fuel at a production cost that is below petroleum diesel and biodiesel fuels.  Presently in 2018, cellulosic and advanced biofuels production in the U.S. has been well below the EPAs RFS2 statutory annual mandates.    ARF will efficiently convert cellulosic biomass from forestry maintenance into premium #2 renewable diesel fuel and/or jet fuel. The refinerys use of certified and commercially proven technologies, coupled with using cellulosic feed stock diverted from landfills, solves several major environmental problems – overflowing landfills; environmentally damaging disposal and reduction techniques; and the elimination of harmful emissions and inefficient synthetic fuel production techniques.

WHY RENEWABLE FUELS? 

Transportation fuel is one of the top three energy use sectors in the United States, accounting for over two‐thirds or 14 million of the 20 million barrels of crude oil consumed daily in 2016.  Of that, the United States imports over half from foreign sources according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).  In California, the transportation sector represents roughly half of all energy consumed and is more than 90 percent dependent on petroleum.  Despite the current economic turmoil and volatile oil prices, Californians still consume more than 50 million combined gallons of gasoline and diesel each day, or 1.2 million barrels per day

LOW CARBON RENEWABLE BIOFUELS

ARF will efficiently convert cellulosic biomass from forestry maintenance into premium #2 renewable diesel fuel and/or jet fuel. The refinerys use of certified and commercially proven technologies, coupled with using cellulosic feed stock diverted from landfills, solves several major environmental problems – overflowing landfills; environmentally damaging disposal and reduction techniques; and the elimination of harmful emissions and inefficient synthetic fuel production techniques.

• Biomass, in its simplest form, is definned as organic matter renewable over time. Woody biomass is the accumulated mass, above and below ground, of the roots, wood, bark, and leaves of living and dead woody shrubs and trees. Woody biomass is primarily comprised of carbohydrates and lignin produced through  the photosynthetic process.
• Gasification is the thermochemical conversion of an organic material into a valuable gaseous product, called syngas, and a solid product, called char. The biomass gasification represents an efficient process for the production of power and heat and the production of hydrogen and second-generation biofuels. 
• The Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process, originally developed by Franz Fischer and Hans Tropsch in early 1920s, is a series of chemical reactions that involve the conversion of hydrogen and carbon monoxide into liquid hydrocarbons by using a catalyst.