Optimization of water consumption in second generation bioethanol plants

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3705-3721

  MartiÌn, Mariano ^a   AhmetovicÌ, Elvis ^a,b   Grossmann, Ignacio E ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR COOLING; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOCHEMICAL ROUTES; COOLING AGENTS; CORN-BASED ETHANOL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; GASOLINE PRODUCTION; LOW WATER; PRODUCTION PROCESS; SECOND GENERATION; SUPERSTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION; SWITCHGRASS; THERMO-CHEMICAL; THREE-STAGE METHOD; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER DISCHARGES; WATER LOSS; WATER NETWORKS;

BIOETHANOL; COOLING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ETHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

EID: 79953276497     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie101175p     Document Type: Article

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