Fermentation of Corn Stover to Form Ethanol
Corn Stover consists of the leaves and stalks of maize plants left in a field after harvest and also of the residue: stalk; the leaf, husk, and cob remaining in the field following the harvest of cereal grain. Stover makes up about half of the yield of a crop and is similar to straw. Corn Stover is a very common agricultural product in areas of large amounts of corn production. As well, the Stover can also contain other weeds and grasses, the non-grain part of harvested corn and has low water content and is very bulky.
Flow Diagram
(Source: http://www.google.st/patents/US20140190471)
Equipment
Digester
Tanks
Furnace
Distiller
Flash Tank
Centrifuge
Fermenter
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