Full Title: Midwestern Ethanol Innovation: Maximizing Process Efficiency and Carbon Reduction
Author(s): Amanda Bilek and Dane McFarlane
Publisher(s): Great Plains Institute
Publication Date: May 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):
The United States is home to 211 biorefineries with a production capacity of nearly 15 billion gallons of ethanol each year. Almost 85 percent of the installed ethanol capacity is in the 12 states that make up the Midwest. There are two different types of production processes used to make corn ethanol: dry milling and wet milling. Approximately 90 percent of current corn ethanol production occurs in dry mill plants. This white paper discusses technology and process improvements for dry mill ethanol plants.