Design for a small-scale fuel alcohol plant
This article describes how operating costs were lowered by integrating all the alcohol-producing processes in a facility designed for the US DOE as a chemical processing plant. Typical minimum DOE requirements for a fuel alcohol plant operated by a single owner or small cooperative include: the plant must continuously produce 100 L (26.4 gal) of ethanol per hour; plant products must be 190 proof ethanol and wet stillage for animal feed; and required operator time shall be limited to 4 hours per 24-hour day including both normal operation and routine preventive maintenance. Presents diagram of small-scale fuel alcohol plant and table with design requirements and test results. Topics covered include fermentation and saccharification; distillation; by-product dewatering; and plant costs and start-up schedule.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
- OSTI ID:
- 5918652
- Journal Information:
- Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States), Vol. 78:8
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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