Energy Efficient Process For High Alcohol Content

Introduction

Molasses is a by-product of the sugar industry. In India, as in other countries of Asia, Africa & Latin America, molasses is used to produce alcohol by a process of fermentation using yeast. Conventionally at the end of fermentation the broth has around 6.5 to 7.5% alcoholThe process being offered comprises of a Osmotolerant High Alcohol Yeast along with associated fermentation and distillation technology such that it can produce a broth with 10.5 to 12% alcohol with high efficiency and good productivity. When this broth is distilled there is a saving of 15 to 20% in the requirement of steam for distillation. This offers considerable economy to the process of manufacture of alcohol.

Raw Materials:

Molasses or other sugar source Utilities: Power - 180,000 KwH/year; Water - No increase

Status Of Commercialization :

Commercialised

Techno Economics:

For existing 20-000 lit/day alcohol plantEquipme

For further information please contact :

Director
Asian & Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
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