Fuel from Farms

A Guide to Small-scale Ethanol Production

• Author(s): Solar Energy Information Data Bank (U.S.), Solar Energy Research Institute,
• Publisher: Technical Information Center, U.S. Department of Energy
• Pages: 163
• Language: en

Description:... Decision to produce; Markets and uses; Market assessment; Prodution potential; Equipment selection; Financial requirements; Decision and planning workssheets; Basic ethanol production; Preparation of feedstocks, Fermentation; Distillation; Types of feedstocks; Coproduct yields; Agronomic considerations; Plant design; Overall plant considerations; Process control; Representative ethanol plant; Maintenance checklist; Business plan; Analysis of financial requirements; Organizational form; Financing; Case study; Summary of legislation; Bureau of alcohol, tabacco, and firearms permit information; Enviromental considerations.