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Table 2 The condition in the reactor and the separation process

From: Systematic design of separation process for bioethanol production from corn stover

Type

Condition

Pretreatment

Type: Dilute acid

Agent: H2SO4

Acid loading: 18 mg/g biomass

Temperature: 158 °C

Pressure: 5.5 atm

Hydrolysis

Temperature: 48 °C

Pressure: 1 atm

Fermentation

Agent: z. mobilis bacterium

Temperature: 32 °C

Pressure: 1 atm

Beer column

Number of stages: 32

Feed on stages: 4

Reflux ratio: 3

Rectification column

Number of stages: 15

Feed on stages: 7

Reflux ratio: 2.5

Distillate rate: 530 kmol/hr