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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2007
Applicant:
Mark K Gaalswyk, Sherburn, MN (US);
Inventor:
Mark K Gaalswyk, Sherburn, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a modular ethanol production plant constructed of a number of identically sized modules each having a supporting structure main framework to which the components contained in the modules are attached. The plurality of modules includes a fermentation module, a distillation module, a ground grain module, and an optional heating module. Each of the modules are sized to occupy the same approximate space as a standard sized ocean going shipping container. Also, each of the modules has a central walkway including piping and electrical control boxes that are aligned for each connection to the next adjacent module.