Ethanol as a fuel: design and construction of an ethanol production facility for a farm

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6043539

Pelger, III, E C

This dissertation describes the production of ethanol from biomass. It includes descriptions of photosynthesis, feedstock preparation, fermentation, distillation and end use. Technical problems and limitations as well as social, political, and economic aspects of producing ethanol are addressed. The potential of small-scale ethanol production and specific case studies are reviewed. A low-cost efficient design for a single farm ethanol facility is included. (DMC)

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG43-79R306091
• OSTI ID: 6043539
• Report Number(s): DOE/R3/06091-T1; ON: DE85009420
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production. Thesis
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
ETHANOL
PRODUCTION
ETHANOL PLANTS
DESIGN
BIOMASS
DISTILLATION
FARMS
FERMENTATION
HYDROLYSIS
POLITICAL ASPECTS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
ALCOHOLS
BIOCONVERSION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENERGY SOURCES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LYSIS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVOLYSIS
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