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Table 4 Energy consumption of each unit

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

Unit

Energy consumption (BTU/hr)

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