- May 24, 2020 - May 28, 2020
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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