Intensive grain use in ethanol fermentation and separation: Simultaneous liquid-phase adsorption of water from ethanol and extraction of oil

Conference · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5192305

Robertson, G H; Kahlstrom, R A

Intensive or feedstock-based, liquid-phase, adsorptive separation of water from ethyl alcohol is described for corn. In fixed-bed adsorption experiments adequate dehydration capacity is demonstrated and coextraction of up to 80% of the oil occurs before water capacity is reached.

• Research Organization: Western Regional Research Center, ARS, USDA, Berkeley, CA
• OSTI ID: 5192305
• Report Number(s): CONF-8306126-
• Journal Information: ASAE Tech. Pap.; (United States), Vol. 83-3060; Conference: American Society of Agricultural Engineers summer meeting, Bozeman, MT, USA, 26 Jun 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
CORN OIL
EXTRACTION
ETHANOL
FERMENTATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WATER
ADSORPTION
AGRICULTURE
CEREALS
DEHYDRATION
MAIZE
SEEDS
ALCOHOLS
BIOCONVERSION
ESTERS
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
LIPIDS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
SORPTION
TRIGLYCERIDES
VEGETABLE OILS
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