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Ethanol dehydration system by SiftekTM polymeric membrane.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Olivério, José Luiz Filho, Hélio Gabardo Boscariol, Fernando Cesar Côté, Philippe |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | ETHANOL is very important renewable energy to Brazil and several companies are improving their technologies by developing processes to increase the benefits of ethanol compared to fossil sources. The Siftek TM polymeric membrane is a technology that can save between 35 and 70% of energy when compared with conventional processes. The first pilot plant (Tiverton, Canada) operated dehydrating grain-based ethanol from 80– 90 wt% ethanol to 99.2 wt%, showing the good performance of the membrane system. With the goal of testing the system in a commercial capacity, a second plant (Chatham, Canada) was built and operated with success, drying grain-based ethanol from 40–60 wt% ethanol to 99.5 wt%. To demonstrate this technology to Brazilian ethanol producers, a third demonstration unit was built and operated in ethanol plants from sugarcane. The results confirmed the excellent selectivity of the membrane system to water, dehydrating ethanol from 85–93 wt% to higher then 99.5 wt%, with lower energy consumption and preserving product quality. |
| Starting Page | 623 |
| Ending Page | 629 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 112 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.issct.org/pdf/proceedings/2010/2010%20Oliverio,%20ETHANOL%20DEHYDRATION%20SYSTEM%20BY%20SIFTEKTM%20POLYMERIC%20MEMBRANE.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
