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Dehydration

Concept

Dehydration is used to eliminate water from ethanol or other chemicals for product purification. Required for bioethanol production and other industrial applications, the final water content can be reduced as low as 0.01 % vol,. Systems in industrial use include adsorption with molecular sieves, entrainer dehydration and membranes.

Applications

By merging specialized process know-how with existing technology Vogelbusch succeeded in pioneering the use of pressure-swing adsorption (PSA) technology for ethanol dehydration which has become state-of-the-art. The Vogelbusch process employs a two-bed system using molecular sieves. It is reliable and easy to operate and particularly suitable for heat integration with other units.

Modular Concepts

Compact and easy to install skid-mounted systems.

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„The plant, which was commissioned in the spring of 2005, is outstanding thanks to its efficient continuous fermentation method coupled with an integrated, optimized energy concept."
Press Release 1.9.2006, Südzucker AG, Bioethanol Plant, Zeitz, Germany