#Industry News
Ethanol Production
Efficient Dewatering of Stillage Improves Plant Operations
Centrifuges contribute to efficient ethanol production and can recover high-value coproducts.
Industry relies on renewable energy. A good example is the production of ethanol derived from a variety of sustainable sources. Modern ethanol technology increases yields above historical levels and recovers high-value coproducts from non-ethanol streams.
Ethanol has been produced from a variety of biomass feedstocks for decades. Corn remains the primary source, even though producers are at the mercy of fluctuating and inconsistent prices. Commodities such as milo, wheat/ barley, rice, cassava, and others are also used globally to utilize ethanol as a fuel or fuel additive.
Ethanol production is fueled by the desire to reduce dependence on fossil fuels while simultaneously reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Flottweg designs and manufactures specialized whole stillage decanter centrifuges, along with the Sedicanters® and Tricanters®, to meet the needs of the ethanol industry.
