[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Sugar”][vc_column_text]We provide EPC Grain based Ethanol projects Capacities : 30 KLPD to 300 / 500 KLPD [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Grain-based ethanol plants are facilities that produce ethanol primarily from grains, such as corn (maize)/Rice/Wheat/barley/sorghum. These plants utilize grain as the feedstock for the ethanol production process. Grain-based ethanol is a widely produced biofuel, especially in countries with abundant above grain production.
The production of ethanol from grains generally follows these key steps: (Corn Based)
- Milling: The corn kernels are milled into a fine powder, which increases the surface area and facilitates the subsequent steps of the process.
- Cooking: The milled corn is cooked with water to break down the starch molecules into simpler sugars. This step is essential for the fermentation process.
- Saccharification: Enzymes are added to the cooked corn slurry to further break down the starches into fermentable sugars, mainly glucose.
- Fermentation: The saccharified corn slurry is mixed with yeast, and fermentation occurs. Yeast converts the sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide. This step produces a mixture called “beer,” which contains ethanol along with some water, yeast, and other substances.
- Distillation: The beer is then distilled to separate the ethanol from the other components. Ethanol has a lower boiling point than water and many other substances present in the beer, making it possible to isolate the ethanol through distillation.
- Dehydration: After distillation, the ethanol is dehydrated to remove any remaining water, increasing its purity and making it suitable for use as fuel.
- Denaturing (optional): Ethanol produced for fuel purposes is often denatured, which means that a small amount of denaturant (usually gasoline or other chemicals) is added to make it unfit for human consumption and avoid alcohol tax.
Grain-based ethanol plants are significant contributors to the biofuel industry, and their output is used to blend with gasoline to create ethanol fuel blends like E10 (10% ethanol and 90% gasoline) or E85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline). Ethanol produced from grains helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil fuels, making it a valuable component in efforts to promote renewable energy and mitigate climate change. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image][/vc_column][/vc_row]