Course Length:    5 Days        Course Dates:       May 24 – 28, 2020         Course Venue:         Dubai, UAE

Course Description:

Undoubtedly, ethanol derived from renewable biomass feedstocks will play a key role in reducing the world dependence on fossil fuels.  This course is designed to provide a concise coverage of the principles and processes that govern design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of bio-ethanol plants.  The course also presents tools and techniques to store/grind/feed biomass; slurry with water and broth; cool and add yeast to ferment; remove water and carbon-dioxide using multiple effect evaporation and fractionation; dry ethanol first by azeotropic distillation and then with molecular sieve beds; improvement of gasoline octane number by blending gasoline with bio-ethanol.  The course will be supplemented by practical and up-to-date case work designed to consolidate and reinforce learning.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for renewable energy and bio-energy technology implementing agencies, project managers, project & design engineers, facility engineers, operation engineers, and asset managers.

What You Will Gain:

• Knowing/recognizing the characteristics and applications of different types of bio-ethanol production technologies currently implemented in bio-energy sector
• Understanding the basic concepts often applied in the analysis of bio-ethanol plant
• Utilizing fundamentals of modeling, simulation, optimization and economic factors to make informed decisions on concept selection, design and operation for bio-ethanol plants
• Learning the processes, contemporary methods and challenges involved in the fabrication, construction and installation of bio-ethanol plants
• Successfully applying industry standards and procedures in assessing risks on bio-ethanol plants
• Learning the processes involved in qualifying components for bio-ethanol plants
• Using case studies, group exercises and interactive group discussion to identify and offer solutions to specific problems associated with design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of bio-ethanol plants

Course Outline:

• General description of liquid bio-fuels and types of bio-fuels
• Bio-alcohols use as a fuel source
• Feedstocks for Bio-ethanol production
• Overview of fermentation and distillation technologies
• Overview of fermentation and distillation technologies
• Overview of P & ID and PFD
• Bio-ethanol production system using biomass – store/grind/feed biomass; slurry with water and broth; cool and add yeast to ferment; remove water and carbon-dioxide using multiple effect evaporation and fractionation; dry ethanol first by azeotropic distillation and then with molecular sieve beds
• Bio-ethanol process fundamentals
• Bio-ethanol separation technology
• Bio-ethanol process instrumentation and control
• Mechanical fundamentals for bio-ethanol process control
• Bio-ethanol process dynamics and optimization
• Waste treatment technologies for bio-ethanol plants
• Improvement of gasoline octane number by blending gasoline with bio-ethanol
• Determination of optimum blends of bioethanol-gasoline mixture
• Phase behavior of bioethanol-gasoline blends
• Analysis and design of bio-ethanol plants
• Fabrication/construction/installation considerations for bio-ethanol plants
• Operations, optimization and control of bio-ethanol plants
• Inspection and integrity assessment of in-service bio-ethanol plant components
• Life extension practices for bio-ethanol plants
• Maintenance, repairs and risk management for bio-ethanol plants
• Case studies on design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of bio-ethanol plants
• Group exercises to identify and offer solutions to specific problems associated with design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of bio-ethanol plants