_1 Dedini Field Testing Program Phase 1: Demonstration Unit (Start-up Sept/2008) 5 m³/day at Cosan plant in Sao Paulo State, Brazil Two stage membrane module system Vapor feed is a split stream of rectification column Feed total pressure: kPa Temperature: 105 ºC 99.5% fuel grade product.
_2 Rack and Module Assembly 2, 6, 12 et 24 modules per rack Very flexible (in/out) Compact design to minimize interconnection costs Vertical mounting for easy access
_3 Process Energy Impact of Siftek™ Solution
_4 Energy Comparison Siftek TM vs Molecular Sieves Distillation & Molecular Sieves Siftek TM Membranes Steam (kg of steam/hL) ~250~100 Electricity (kWh/hL)615 Energy Savings 50 %
_5 Membranes for Dehydration (MSU Replacement) Typical feed: wt% Energy savings approximately 80% Competitive CAPEX in comparison to MSU
_6 Thermal Energy to Recover Ethanol from Beer (CHEMCAD: two distillation columns + molecular sieve units to 99.3 wt%) Sugar cane Cellulosics Corn
_7 Award