Hydrous ethanol imported from Brazil is the feedstock for a molecular sieve dehydration facility set up by EthylChem at the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery in Trinidad. It has a production capacity of 1,082,000 liters per day (100 MMGY) of fuel ethanol with a purity of over 99.9 per cent that is intended for export primarily to the U.S.
The facility was implemented by VOGELBUSCH USA Inc. in 2010.
Dehydration Unit in Pointe-a-Pierre
ETHYLCHEM - Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad, West Indies