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Hybrid and Novel Processes I – 2<br />

Monday July 14, 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Kaua’i<br />

Reducing the Energy Demand of Bio-Ethanol through Salt-Extractive<br />

Distillation and Electrodialysis<br />

P. Pfromm (Speaker), Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA, pfromm@ksu.edu<br />

M. Hussain, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA<br />

Bio-ethanol from corn currently consumes about 34,000 BTU in form of natural<br />

gas to produce one gallon of ethanol representing 76,000 BTU as lower heating<br />

value (U.S. industrial practice data, 2007). Separating ethanol from water<br />

consumes about 40% of the natural gas demand cited above. Saline extractive<br />

distillation of alcohol-water mixtures and fermentation broth has been considered<br />

elsewhere and fairly comprehensive experimental data, thermodynamic data,<br />

and simulations are available. Potentially very significant energy savings and<br />

process simplifications have been found. However, the recovery and recycling of<br />

the salt used to facilitate distillation has not been addressed. Electrodialysis is<br />

uniquely suited for salt recovery from the saline extractive distillation column<br />

bottoms since salt is selectively removed from the solution (no water is<br />

evaporated) and the electrodialysis membranes and overall fluid handling are<br />

tolerant to fermentation broth and even to entrained particulate matter. Concepts,<br />

modeling, and experimental data for electrodialysis-enabled salt extractive<br />

ethanol distillation will be shown. Aqueous/aqueous and aqueous/ethanol<br />

electrodialysis will be discussed.

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