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Ethanol Market Share

There has been concern that Corn Ethanol cannot produce enough Ethanol to meet fuel demand in the U.S.  Although this is true, it does not mean that Cellulosic Ethanol is limited by the same economic factors as Corn, because Cellulose is a cropless source and its by-products are not consumable.   And, just because the overall Cellulosic Ethanol industry has lower fermentation yield than Corn, does not mean Fuel for Freedom's process has the same fermentation limitations.   For Fuel Freedom made a discovery that resisted the conventional wisdom that one is only limited to the sugars inside plant cell tissue, and uses nearly 100% of the biomass.  

Ethanol Production Comparison Table
           
The following table shows why supply and demand concerns are unfounded when comparing production levels of our proprietary process: 

Production Assumptions
Quantity
Method
Barrels
(Fuel)
Gallons
Liters
1.00 bushel Corn Ethanol 0.05 1.48 5.61
1.00 ton Corn (†Approx. Ton) 3.81 120.00 454.25
1.00 ton Cellulosic Ethanol 2.38 75.00 283.91
1.00 ton For Fuel Freedom 10.41 328.80 1,241.61

Potential Average Daily Fuel Output (Barrels)
Avg. Tons
Corn†
Cellulosic
For Fuel Freedom
613 Crop†/Landfill Tonnage 824 1,458 6,391
3,062   Tonnage 4,119 7,289 31,956
1,087,445  National Tonnage 1,463,198   2,589,154 11,350,852

The following statements compares those daily production levels to average daily demand in the U.S.:

Production Thresholds
Corn†
Cellulosic
For Fuel
Freedom
U.S. Corn Ethanol Threshold*
(15.0% of Demand)
824 1,458 6,391
Cellulosic Ethanol Production =
(26.5% of Demand)
4,119 7,289 31,956
U.S. Summer Daily Demand =
(86% of WL Output)
1,463,198   2,589,154 11,350,852

Notes: Comparisons between production types reflect most-likely scenarios; numbers averaged where indicated. *Corn growers are limited by location, economics, and other factors that limit expansion (per industry analysis). Cellulosic processes are only limited by how much fermentation can be gotten out of its source stock.