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Disposing of.... Quote Sugarcane Ethanol Residues There are two principal residues from sugarcane-to-ethanol production including bagasse (solid residue) and vinasse (liquid residue). Normally, bagasse is used to provide heat/steam/electricity for the ethanol plant. However, vinasse could not be use...

Found this; About funder..... Vinasse Vinasse also known as stillage or distillery spent wash is generated as a leftover at the bottom of distillation column following ethanol recovery process. Vinasse characteristics are: Dark colored Low pH (4.0-4.5) High total solids Extremely high organic conten...

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Found this very interesting read.
Some points that pertain to our collective endeavour over here.

Ok great! Thanks for the advice. I'm tending more towards less sugar more molasses and of course dunder. I run a double thumper and am playing with how much of who goes in where still. What's amazing is how heads and tails and oils I put in, are coming out at around half the volume and pretty much s...

Thanks Bill, appreciate the advice. Being new(er) than most, I know the questions seem elementary - it's more a matter of learning to discern how much what has influence. For a long time I was measuring carefully and trying to be 100% accurate with ratios, eventually learning that on 32L a few mls h...

From all my reading here and other places I have jotted down some key points, which now seem more confusing. Some clarification would be very appreciated. Statements that have been made: For every 1kg sugar, use 4L water. For every 1kg molasses, use 5-6L water. Question is if molasses contain only h...

Ve found this place, this bit of heaven on earth, fountain of wisdom. (By absolute mistake, I was researching the manufacturing of biodiesel in "journey to forever" where there was a link in "if you don't want to buy methanol because it goes against the whole principle of making bio f...

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Thank you all, each and every one that has posted here and imparted valuable helpful inspirational info that has paved my path thus far.
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Thanks everyone! Yes admittedly I've been cruising stealthily for about 3 years, and when suddenly one day *bang* the whole site was a Skelton and being deconstructed I was so bummed for not having saved anything of all the wisdoms there to my notes ...stupid. I still wonder what happened there...??...

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