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Ethanol Waste Paper Converting Waste Paper into Ethanol March 28, 2008
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Outline 1.U.T.C. Engineering 2.Agricultural Comparison 3.Papernol Process Overview 4.Material Balances 5.Energy Balances 6.Equipment Sizing and Cost 7.Full Scale Outlook 8.Current Development
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Freshman Design Heat & Mass Transfer Reactor Design Distillation Process design Unit Operations Senior Papernol Project Engineering Economics Thermodynamics Intro Chemical Process
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UTC Papernol Team - 2008
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How is Papernol Different?
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Papernol Advantages Value added to waste stream Resource from Local Community Improves Local Economy Minimal Transportation/Fuel Inputs No Cropland Requirement
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Acid Hydrolysis: Dilute acid to generate glucose from cellulose Fermentation: Convert Glucose into Ethanol Purification: Separate Ethanol from water Preparation and Hydrolysis FermentationPurification Papernol Process [C 6 H 10 O 5 ] + H 2 O + H + C 6 H 12 O 6 C 6 H 12 O 6 + Yeast 2 CO 2 +2 C 2 H 6 O
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Material Balances PAPER 10,000 lb/day EtOH 500 gal/day
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Preparation (Basis 10,000 lb paper/Day) 10,000 lb paper 150,000 lb H 2 O 160,000 lb slurry *8,000 lb cellulose* Research: 7% paper water mixture 80% paper is cellulose
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Hydrolysis (Basis 10,000 lb paper/Day) 2600 lb steam/hr 1600 lb H 2 SO 4 acid 10 lb steam/hr 70% conversion 150,000 lb H 2 O *5600 lb glucose* 160,000 lb slurry 7300 lb solid waste 1300 lb NaOH
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Evaporation - Fermentation (Basis 10,000 lb paper/Day) 150,000 lb H 2 O *5600 lb glucose* 62,000 lb H 2 O *5600 lb glucose* 62,000 lb H 2 O *2850 lb EtOH* 2750 lb CO 2 1600 gal CW/hr 860 lb yeast 3,000 lb steam/hr
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Purification (Basis 10,000 lb paper/Day) 65,000 lb EtOH–H 2 O 1.8% EtOH 2,800 lb EtOH 62,200 lb H 2 O 500 gal EtOH Azeotrope at 88%
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Energy Balances Q IN = 49 million BTU/day Q PRODUCT = 38 million BTU/day Q ADDED Q LOST
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Preparation 55 kW18 kW
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Hydrolysis Q IN =2.1 MM BTU/hr Q IN =7700 BTU/hr
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Evaporation - Fermentation Q OUT = 333,000 BTU/hr Q IN = 4 MM BTU/hr
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Purification Q IN = 2750 BTU/hr Q IN = 2.5 MM BTU/hr Q OUT = 1.7 MM BTU/hr Q OUT =9300 BTU/hr
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Equipment Size and Cost EquipmentSize(ft 3 )QuantityTotal Cost (1000$) Storage Hopper9832 Shredder1700132 Mixer1700142 Hydrolysis Tank2700126 Evaporator1 Fermentation Vessel800461 Mixer fermentation 2011 Distillation Column3601600 Molecular Sieve220
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Equipment Size and Cost EquipmentSize(ft 3 )QuantityTotal Cost (1000$) Slurry Pump122 Slurry Heat Exchanger2500 ft 2 1102 Acid Heat Exchanger11 ft 2 13 ConveyorN/A222
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Current Development Economics Environmental Aspects (CO 2 foot print) Utility Costs
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Stages of Project Development Lab Proof of Concept Medium Small Demonstration Pilot Integrated Processing Full Scale Unit Orange Grove Center Lab Scale – Proof of Concept Currently in Progress at UTC Available Budget: $500 Restricted Testing Medium Scale: 2008-2009 Small Demonstration Budget: $150,000 Tested Using UTC ENGR Labs Pilot Scale: 2009-2010 Integrated Processing Utilize TVA/UTC Chickamauga Site Estimated Budget: $1,000,000 Orange Grove: 2010-2011 Full Unit Skid-Mounted Modular Estimated budget: $3,000,000
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Potential Orange Grove Site Process 10,000 lb Paper =500 gal of Ethanol per day => Three Tractor Trailers
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Papernol Outlook Orange Grove = 500 gal/day max. Adds value to Orange Grove Competitive with Corn & Switchgrass A Renewable Ethanol Source
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