Production of concentrated alcohol and distillery slop
US4328074A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1980 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D3/001
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Concentrated alcohol and distillery slop are produced from fermented beer with a reduced amount of energy by employing a vapor recompression distillery slop evaporator in which evaporator vapors are used to strip alcohol from the fermented liquor before they are returned as the heat source for evaporation. Vents in the evaporator permit passage of uncondensed vapors used to drive the evaporator to a rectifier, in which they constitute the principal heat and alcohol source. Condensed vapors from the evaporator and the bottom stream from the rectifier are stripped of their remaining alcohol content in a condensate stripper, which is also driven by the recompressed vapors from the evaporator. This prevents dilution of the slops and the additional energy cost that would be necessary if the water content of these streams had to be removed in the slop evaporator.
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