In bio-ethanol production, a large portion of a plant’s energy demand is consumed at the rotary dryers where moisture content of wet distiller grains with solubles (WDGS) is reduced to values of around 10%. Using fluidized bed Multi-Effect Evaporators (MEE), instead of conventional forced recirculation evaporators, prior to these dryers allows one to significantly … [Read more...]
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Produced Water Concentration by Fluidized Bed Evaporators
Produced water is a by-product of oil and gas extraction. Regulations for fresh water recovery from these waters are becoming stricter, which makes operating costs for disposal expensive. Therefore, oil companies are paying more attention to systems to treat this water in an economically efficient way. A combination of forced circulation or falling film evaporation with … [Read more...]