State-of-the-Art Process Design for Fuel Ethanol Plants
Vogelbusch USA Inc. specializes in process engineering and technology licensing for fuel ethanol plant design in the North American market. Drawing on over 35 years of experience, it provides process engineering packages including continuous fermentation, distillation, molecular sieve dehydration, energy integration, and DDGS drying systems. It licenses proprietary alcohol technology and provides engineering services from initial process design through plant startup and commissioning.
Customized process design packages for ethanol and chemical plants, covering starch conversion, fermentation, distillation, evaporation, molecular sieve dehydration, and DDGS drying.
MultiCont continuous fermentation processes designed to achieve alcohol concentrations over 14% by volume with high yields and full automation.
Proprietary systems integrating distillation, evaporation, molecular sieve dehydration, and DDGS drying to minimize energy consumption and capital costs.
Custom-engineered, prefabricated, and skid-mounted distillation and dehydration units designed for compact footprint and rapid field installation.
Bolt-on engineering solutions such as Beer Degassing Modules (BDM) to reduce beer column loads and increase feed rates or plant capacities by 7% to 10%.
Licensing of proprietary alcohol technology for every stage of production, specializing in fuel ethanol, industrial ethanol, and potable alcohol.
Startup support helps plants reach specified operating performance.
Technical support addresses plant startup and commissioning needs.
Training prepares plant teams for operation and handoff.
Installation assistance helps field teams complete plant systems.
Startup services verify performance against plant specifications.
Biomass & Bioenergy · Food & Beverage
Casselton, ND · Biomass & Bioenergy · Client: Tharaldson Ethanol
Licensed technology including the MultiCont continuous fermentation process for a dry corn milling ethanol facility with a capacity of 130 million gallons per year.
Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad · Biomass & Bioenergy · Client: EthylChem
Implementation of a molecular sieve dehydration facility handling hydrous ethanol imported from Brazil. The facility produces fuel ethanol at over 99.9% purity with a capacity of 100 million gallons per year.
Ontario, CA · Food & Beverage · 2017 · Client: Alltech
Engineering of a custom modular distillation and molecular sieve dehydration system for a brewer's yeast recovery facility, producing 900,000 gallons per year of dehydrated ethanol.
Vero Beach, FL · Biomass & Bioenergy · Client: Ineos Bio
Supply of custom ethanol distillation and dehydration equipment for a second-generation waste-to-bioenergy demonstration facility capable of manufacturing 8 million gallons per year of cellulosic ethanol.