Fermentative alcohol production

Title: Fermentative alcohol production

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An improved fermentation process for producing alcohol which includes the combination of vacuum fermentation and vacuum distillation. Preferably, the vacuum distillation is carried out in two phases, one a fermentor proper operated at atmospheric pressure and a flash phase operated at reduced pressure with recycle of fermentation brew having a reduced alcohol content to the fermentor, using vapor recompression heating of the flash-pot recycle stream to heat the flash-pot or the distillation step, and using "water load balancing" (i.e., the molar ratio of water in the fermentor feed is the same as the molar ratio of water in the distillation overhead).

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Wilke, Charles R. ^[1]; Maiorella, Brian L. ^[2]; Blanch, Harvey W. ^[2]; Cysewski, Gerald R. ^[3]

(El Cerrito, CA)
(Berkeley, CA)
(Kennewick, WA)

Issue Date:: 1982-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864400

Patent Number(s):: 4359533

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC) LLNL

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: fermentative; alcohol; production; improved; fermentation; process; producing; combination; vacuum; distillation; preferably; carried; phases; fermentor; proper; operated; atmospheric; pressure; flash; phase; reduced; recycle; brew; content; vapor; recompression; heating; flash-pot; stream; heat; step; water; load; balancing; molar; ratio; feed; overhead; load balancing; recycle stream; fermentation process; molar ratio; reduced pressure; atmospheric pressure; vacuum distillation; water load; compression heat; alcohol production; /435/203/

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                    Wilke, Charles R., Maiorella, Brian L., Blanch, Harvey W., and Cysewski, Gerald R. Fermentative alcohol production.  United States: N. p., 1982. 
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