● Production of bio‐ethanol from starch (wheat flour)
Study of the production of bio‐ethanol with three steps
Pretreatment
Reduction
Liquefaction: reduction dextrins
Saccharification: production of glucose and maltose
Fermentation
Distillation: separation of bioethanol
General specifications
Pretreatment
• SS reactor,50 L double jacket.
• Stirring motor.
• Pneumatic pump.
• Heating circuit.
Fermentation
• SS fermentation reactor, 50 L.
• Stirring motor.
• Pneumatic pump.
• Dosing pump, PVC head.
• Heating circuit.
Distillation
• SS boiler truncated, 30 L, double jacket.
• Stirring motor.
• Glass column, plate
• Exchanger.
• SS condenser, with glass sight.
Instrumentation
• 5 flowmeters.
• 5 manometers.
• pH electrode.
• 6 temperature probes Pt100Ω.
