Neutral Alcohol Plant in Harbin

The fine alcohol plant of Harbin Winery, a Chinese producer of potable alcohol from corn, was upgraded by Vogelbusch in several steps. The client required specifically high alcohol quality in terms of organoleptic and analytical criteria and in particular with regard to methanol separation. The facility was designed to set standards in product quality and in energy saving.
The reconstruction was carried out between 1999 and 2003 and comprised the installation of a MultiPressure distillation/rectification (capacity 62,000 liters/day), expansion of an existing D/R plant (to 140,000 liters/day), turnkey supply of a skid mounted molsieve dehydration (10,000 liters/day) and the process design for a MultiCont continuous fermentation (140,000 liters/day).
The plant was later moved and reassembled by the client at a new site out of town and is producing neutral and dehydrated alcohol again there since 2009.