Rectifier Thermo siphon Reboiler

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Dry-Milling Facility
Hammer mills
Yeast Propagation Tank(2)
Steam Jet
Cook Tube
Flash Tank Liquefaction tank
Fermentation Tank(4)
Slurry Tank
Plate Frame HX
Beer Well
Degasser
Centrifuges
Rectifier Column
Stripper Column
To dryers or wet feed
CWR
Thin Stillage Tank
To recycle water tank
Rectifier Thermo siphon Reboiler
Stripper Column Reboiler
4 Bottle molecules sieve system
To syrup tank
200 Proof Product
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Byproduct Alternative Uses
To Cooker
Thin Stillage
Evaporator
Syrup
Beer Bottom (Whole Stillage)
Centrifuge
Dried Distillers Grain with Solubles (DDGS)
Wet Distillers Grain (WDG)
Dryer
Alternative Uses
Fiber Separation
Oil Extraction
Protein Extraction
Pretreatment
Lignin
Pure cellulsic material
Oil
Proteins
Soluble Fiber
Human dietary food Industrial polymers
Ethanol production
Animal supplement Industrial polymers
Biodiesel
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Oil Extraction
Beer Bottom
Blender or Grinder
Solvent (Hexane)
Mixing
Top Liquid Phase (Solvent / Oil)
Centrifuge
Solvent Evaporation
Substrates for Protein Extraction
Oil
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Oil Extraction - Composition
Hexane (Hexane Beer Bottom 3 10)
Beer Bottom (BB) Moisture 84.14 Oil
11.35 Protein 24.74 Lignin 7.32
Starch 13.01 Cellulose 14.60
Hemicellulose 24.84 Other 4.14
Defatted BB Moisture 85.74 Protein
27.91 Lignin 8.26 Starch 14.68
Cellulose 16.47 Hemicellulose 28.02
Other 4.67
Oil Extraction
Oil
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Protein Extraction Scheme I
Defatted BB
Albumin Isolation
Liquid
Centrifuge
Albumin
Salt (NaCl) Solution
Solid
Globulin Isolation
Liquid
Globulin
Mixing
Centrifuge
Aqueous Alcohol (Ethanol)
Solid
Prolamin Isolation
Liquid
Prolamin
Centrifuge
Mixing
Solid
Alkali solution (NaOH)
Glutelin Isolation
Liquid
Glutelin
Centrifuge
Mixing
Solid
Substrates for Fiber Extraction
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Protein Extraction Scheme II
Defatted BB
Ethanol NaOH
Protein solubilization
pH control
Centrifuge
Liquid
Protein Isolation
Solid
Centrifuge
Substrates for Fiber Extraction
Protein
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Fiber Separation
Substrate from protein extraction
Treatment (Acid or alkali)
Ethanol
Liquid
Liquid
Fiber Isolation (Precipitation)
Centrifuge
Solid
Centrifuge
Insoluble Fiber for Pretreatment
Solid
Soluble Fiber
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Pretreatment Lignin Separation
Substrates (Insoluble Fiber)
Acid
Dilute-Acid Pretreatment
pH control
Solid
Lignin Isolation
Centrifuge
Centrifuge
Lignin
Liquid
Solid
Pure cellulosic material for enzymatic hydrolysis