From: Systematic design of separation process for bioethanol production from corn stover
Unit | Energy consumption (BTU/hr) | ||
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Case 1 (base case) | Case 2 | Case 3 | |
Pretreatment | 1.47 × 107 | 1.47 × 107 | 1.47 × 107 |
Sep-01 | 1.29 × 104 | 1.29 × 104 | 1.29 × 104 |
DETOX | 1.92 × 107 | 1.92 × 107 | 1.92 × 107 |
De-TOXIC | 2.36 × 103 | – | – |
Hydrolysis | 1.34 × 107 | 1.93 × 107 | 1.93 × 107 |
Fermentation | 2.29 × 107 | 2.40 × 106 | 2.40 × 106 |
Beer column-condenser | 1.94 × 108 | – | – |
Beer column-reboiler | 1.92 × 108 | – | – |
Rectification column-condenser | 1.27 × 108 | – | – |
Rectification column-reboiler | 1.27 × 108 | – | – |
Molecular sieve | 3.16 × 107 | – | – |
DETOC-AC | – | 1.05 × 105 | 1.05 × 105 |
Filtration | – | 1.97 × 106 | 1.97 × 106 |
Flash | – | 8.81 × 10−8 | 8.81 × 10− 8 |
Distillation column-condenser | – | 7.54 × 107 | – |
Distillation column-reboiler | – | 7.70 × 107 | – |
Extractive distillation-condenser | – | 3.71 × 107 | – |
Extractive distillation-reboiler | 4.69 × 107 | ||
Recovery column-condenser | 6.56 × 106 | ||
Recovery column-reboiler | 1.06 × 107 | ||
Pervaporation | 2.33 × 108 |