Alcohol, also referred to as ethanol or ethyl alcohol, is a valuable base material for varied industries and is used as a solvent for many substances. Besides alcoholic beverages, it has applications in chemicals, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and is also used as a transport fuel additive.
On this page you can find out how ethanol is produced and how Vogelbusch can contribute to setting up an alcohol plant.
By fermentation using yeast, alcohol is obtained from various agricultural materials that contain sugar, starch or cellulose. In additional process steps it is refined and concentrated to obtain the highest and purest possible quality.
Vogelbusch has introduced many ground-breaking improvements in alcohol plant design and offers first class, worldwide proven technology for every stage of alcohol production: from raw material preparation and fermentation through to subsequent separation by distillation, rectification and dehydration as well as by-product treatment and auxiliary installations.
We design complete greenfield installations and are also available to upgrade or revamp your existing plant to increase capacity, improve yield and/or product quality and save energy and water.
Depending on the end use, ethanol quality grades differ in purity and concentration
Neutral alcohol needs to comply with most comprehensive analytical requirements of national standards, pharmacopeia or producer specifications ...
Bioethanol - also called fuel ethanol - requires an ethanol concentration of up to 99.5 % and in many countries is subject to regulations for sustainable production ...
We license our alcohol technology and provide engineering services from initial process design through to the start-up of the plant:
From the feedstock to the final product we offer all process steps for the production of alcohol:
Find some guidance for the development of a manufacturing plant illustrating the steps to be taken from the initial product idea to the operational facility
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QUESTIONNAIRE Neutral Alcohol Plant
QUESTIONNAIRE Bioethanol Plant
Calculation of bioethanol greenhouse gas emissions in Europe
BIOGRACE is a GHG calculation tool for biofuels in compliance with the emission saving requirments of the European Union
More information on bioethanol
Ethanol Facts - Production, use, sustainability and importance of ethanol as a renewable fuel - provided by ePURE