Energy recovery by production of fuel from citrus wastes
A study to determine how much energy can be recovered from a Florida citrus processing plant was conducted. The production of ethyl alcohol in particular was examined as it is thought to represent the greatest potential for immediate energy recovery. Three-fourths of the energy expended to produce, harvest, process and market a box of fruit was recoverable using existing technology, i.e. 78,500 Btu/ box of fruit recoverable from a total energy expenditure of 107,800 Btu/ box of fruit. Aside from the actual cost benefits of recovering energy in the form of ethanol, the food processor is also helping to reduce the foreign-oil imports by the blending of ethyl alcohol with unleaded gasoline to form gasohol.
- Research Organization:
- Associated Process Consultants, Inc, PO Box 3164, Forest City, FL 32751
- OSTI ID:
- 6407755
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8106274-
- Journal Information:
- Food Technol.; (United States), Vol. 36:5; Conference: 41. IFT annual meeting on citrus products, Atlanta, GA, USA, 7 Jun 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ETHANOL
PRODUCTION
FOOD INDUSTRY
ENERGY RECOVERY
CITRUS
DISTILLATION
FERMENTATION
FLORIDA
FOOD PROCESSING
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
GASOHOL
HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
ALCOHOLS
BIOCONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL REGION IV
FUELS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
LIQUID FUELS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
USA
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