Info.smithmeter.com/literature/docs/ss0m020.pdf. Continuous Ethanol Distillation. AE-117. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service West Lafayette, IN 47907 Eric Kvaalen, Doctoral Student in Chemical EngineeringPhilip C. Wankat, Professor of Chemical EngineeringBruce A. McKenzie, Extension Agricultural Engineer,Purdue University The purpose of this publication is to help you understand the distillation of ethyl alcohol.
It first presents the basic principles involved in distillation and how the process works. The information presented here hopefully will help you decide if you want to get into alcohol production, and if so, will help you evaluate the different options that are available to you. Remember, this publication is not a design manual. The idea of ethyl alcohol as a liquid fuel is not new. At the time of these rapid oil price increases, many people, particularly in the farming community, began to look seriously at ethyl alcohol and gasoline/alcohol blends as alternative fuels. Ethyl Alcohol from "Beer" 1.
First of all, let's look at how distillation works. Sensor Electronics Corporation. We manufacture hazardous toxic gas leak analyzers, detectors, sensors and monitors. Www.biofuels.coop/pdfs/8_ethanol.pdf.