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Published on: October 24, 2016
Preprocessed barley, rye, and triticale as a feedstock for an integrated fuel ethanol-feedlot plant
K Sosulski1, S Wang, W M Ingledew
1Saskatchewan Research Council, 15 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK S7N 2X8, Canada.
Abstract:
Rye, triticale, and barley were evaluated as starch feedstock to replace wheat for ethanol production. Preprocessing of grain by abrasion on a Satake mill reduced fiber and increased starch concentrations in feedstock for fermentations. Higher concentrations of starch in flours from preprocessed cereal grains would increase plant throughput by 8-23% since more starch is processed in the same weight of feedstock. Increased concentrations of starch for fermentation resulted in higher concentrations of ethanol in beer. Energy requirements to produce one L of ethanol from preprocessed grains were reduced, the natural gas by 3.5-11.4%, whereas power consumption was reduced by 5.2-15.6%.
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