Development of a new cleaner production process for cassava ethanol |
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Authors: | KeWang Xinchao Yang Xidong Ren Jianhua Zhang Zhonggui Mao |
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Affiliation: | The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China |
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Abstract: | A new cleaner production process for cassava ethanol has been developed, in which the thin stillage by-product was treated initially by anaerobic digestion, and the digestate further processed by hydrogen-form cation exchange resin before being recycled as process water to make mash for the next ethanol fermentation batch. Thuswastewaterwas eliminated and freshwater and energy consumptionwas significantly reduced. To evaluate the new process, ten consecutive batches of ethanol fermentation and anaerobic digestion at lab scale were carried out. Average ethanol production in the recycling batches was 11.43% (v/v) which was similar to the first batch,where deionized (DI)waterwas used as process water. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate reached 98% and the methane yield was 322 ml per gramof COD removed, suggesting an efficient and stable operation of the anaerobic digestion. In conclusion, the application of the new process can contribute to sustainable development of the cassava ethanol industry. |
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Keywords: | Cassava ethanol fermentation Waste water Anaerobic digestion Digestate Methane Recycle |
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