Team 9: The Moonshiners

1. Team 9:The Moonshiners

2. Our Team Christian Pfretzschner Mike Handlogten Jason Kraai Brady Rathbun Julie Stoddard

3. Presentation Overview • Project Reintroduction • Design Norms • Resources • Engineering Analysis • Obstacles • Progress and Accomplishments • Questions

4. Project Reintroduction • Initial Problem • Possible Solutions • Corn Stalks • Switch Grass • Algae • Process Overview Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

5. Design Norms • Stewardship • Transparency • Justice Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

6. Resources • Dr. Pengcheng Patrick Fu • NATCO Steve Brusso • Alternative Fuels Handbook • Research Literature Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

7. Engineering Analysis • Material Balance • 1 Million Liter Basis • Gas Sweetening Basis • Energy Balance • Sun Light Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

8. Energy Balance Algae require 240 W/m2 Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

9. Obstacles • Separations • Membrane • Heterogeneous Distillation • Adsorption • Azeotrope Fuel-grade ethanol Separation Process Dilute ethanol in water with impurities Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

10. Azeotropes Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

11. Obstacles • Separations • Membrane • Heterogeneous Distillation • Adsorption • Azeotrope Fuel-grade ethanol Separation Process Dilute ethanol in water with impurities Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

12. Obstacles • Potential Process: Membrane Fuel-grade ethanol Distillation Column Membrane Dilute ethanol in water with impurities Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

13. Progress and Accomplishments • Preliminary Reactor Design • Feasible Locations and CO2 supply in US • Beginning Economic Analysis for each separation process • Researching and contacting membrane suppliers Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

14. Schedule and Cost • Separation Economic Analysis • Hinges on membrane information • Choose Separation Process • Detailed Unit Design • Budget Project Reintroduction --- Design Norms --- Resources --- Engineering Analysis --- Obstacles --- Progress

15. QUESTIONS?