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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Ulrich Hochberg, Karlsruhe, DE;
Matthias Schormueller, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventors:
Ulrich Hochberg, Karlsruhe, DE;
Matthias Schormueller, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
GEA Wiegand GmbH, Ettlingen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The aim of the invention is to produce alcohol from plant-based raw materials while reducing energy consumption. Said aim is achieved by separating the husk portion of cereals during grinding and feed said husk portion to a dryer () which dries distiller's wash as a carrier medium for distiller's wash. The lost heat of said dryer () is supplied to the distillation station () as process heat. The lost heat of a molecular sieve () that drains the raw alcohol is also redirected to the distillation station () as process heat.