Water Conservation & Treatment Water Conservation & Treatment Strategies for Ethanol Plants Strategies for Ethanol Plants Governors Ethanol Coalition Governors Ethanol Coalition EPA Joint Meeting EPA Joint Meeting Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Feb 10, 2006 Feb 10, 2006 Bibb Swain, President Bibb Swain, President Delta-T Corp. Delta-T Corp.
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Water Conservation & Treatment Strategies for Ethanol Plants Governors Ethanol Coalition EPA Joint Meeting Kansas City, MO Feb 10, 2006 Bibb Swain, President.
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Water Conservation & Water Conservation & Treatment Strategies for Treatment Strategies for
• Reduce Energy Consumption (less cooling tower evaporation & blowdown)
• Recycle waste and blowdown streams• Treat makeup water (less blowdown)• Use air or groundwater to reject heat
(less evaporation and blowdown)
Water Conservation Opportunities
• <3 – Current Best Practice• 1.5 – Achievable with proven
technology at extra capital cost• 0 – Possible in future with new
technologies
Gallons Fresh Water/ Gallon Ethanol less than:
Water Vapor from DDGS Dryer
Evaporator, Distillation System and Cooling Tower of
Modern Ethanol Plant
Our unique FlexiFerm™ system lets you switch between the greater quality control of batch or the greater production efficiency of continuous fermentation.