Team 9:

The Moonshiners

Christian Pfretzschner Mike Handlogten Jason KraaiBrady Rathbun Julie Stoddard

Our Team

Presentation Overview• Project Reintroduction• Design Norms• Resources• Engineering Analysis• Obstacles• Progress and Accomplishments• Questions

Project Reintroduction

•Initial Problem•Possible Solutions• Corn Stalks• Switch Grass• Algae•Process Overview

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Design Norms

• Stewardship

• Transparency

• JusticeProject Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Resources

• Dr. Pengcheng Patrick Fu

• NATCO Steve Brusso

• Alternative Fuels Handbook

• Research Literature

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Engineering Analysis

• Material Balance• 1 Million Liter Basis• Gas Sweetening Basis

• Energy Balance• Sun Light

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Energy Balance

Algae require 240 W/m2

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Obstacles

• Separations• Membrane• Heterogeneous

Distillation• Adsorption

• Azeotrope

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Dilute ethanol in water with impurities

Fuel-grade ethanol

Separation Process

Azeotropes

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Obstacles

• Separations• Membrane• Heterogeneous

Distillation• Adsorption

• Azeotrope

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Dilute ethanol in water with impurities

Fuel-grade ethanol

Separation Process

Obstacles

• Potential Process:

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Dilute ethanol in water with impurities

Fuel-grade ethanol

Distillation Column

Membrane

Membrane

Progress and Accomplishments

• Preliminary Reactor Design

• Feasible Locations and CO2 supply in US

• Beginning Economic Analysis for each separation process

• Researching and contacting membrane suppliers

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

Schedule and Cost

• Separation Economic Analysis

• Hinges on membrane information

• Choose Separation Process

• Detailed Unit Design

• Budget

Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

QUESTIONS?