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?