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ETHANOL-WATER FRACTIONATION BY A NON-BOILING HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER PROCESS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 6965
Amount: $41,708.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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2626 E Arizona Baltimore Cir #23
Phoenix, AZ 85016
United States
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HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 MR WALTER F ALBERS
 (602) 955-9199
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Abstract

FEASIBILITY AND FUNDAMENTAL OPERATION OF AN INNOVATIVE NONBOILING MINIMUM ENERGY HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DEVICE WILLBE INVESTIGATED. AN ETHANOL/WATER BINARY SYSTEM WAS SELECTED BECAUSE OF ITS COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. THE HEAT ANDMASS TRANSFER DEVICE USES AN INERT CARRIER GAS OPERATING AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE TO EVAPORATE ETHANOL AND WATER AND THEN TO CONDENSE WATER AND ETHANOL IN A MANNER SO AS TO REUSE THE HEAT OF VAPORIZATION AND CAUSE COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN HIGH PRODUCT PURITIES. THIS DEVICE IS CONSTRUCTED OF INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS.

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