Mass and Heat Integration in Ethanol Production Mills for Enhanced Process Efficiency and Exergy-Based Renewability Performance

This paper presents the process design and assessment of a sugarcane-based ethanol production system that combines the usage of both mass and heat integration (pinch analysis) strategies to enhance the process efficiency and renewability performance. Three configurations were analyzed: <i>(i)...

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Main Authors: Pablo A. Silva Ortiz, Rubens Maciel Filho, John Posada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Processes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/7/10/670