Process Design 1.

2
Repeated Batch
Clostridium Fermentation
acetobutylicum R-201a Total ABE 19.2 g/L
ABE Productivity 0.42 g/L
PCSIR-10 A:B:E 2:95:3
147
25 R-201b
1.01
1191 72.4

Molasses 1
34.9
R-201c 33.05
1.01
3.5
4 CO2
1191 11
0.016
25 P-101 25 R-201d H2
HE-101
39
1.01 3.5 1191 103.7

CSW 5
8 13 34.9
1.5
2 12 1.01
FeSO4.7H2O 1033 P-102
7 HPS T-301
25 6
P-104 1191 P-105 Beer
1.01
V-101
9 121.8 V-102 25
A-101 Stripper
1140
3.5 33.05
H2O 3 1.01 10
P-103 20 22 1140
33.05
98.5% Water Removal
100% Biomass Removal

10 Feed Sterilization CW
1.5

1191
130 P-204 24
23
3.5 R-202
P-205
V-201

1.1 1101
25 111.8
1.01 CO2 1.5

H2
H2O and
37.9
25 27
1.01 26 Biomass
to Waste Water
28
Treatment

F-301
CW

32

3.3
79.5
0.9

Waste Stream (CO2 and Acetone)

37.9 40
25
1.1

29 30
31 Acetone Recovery 4.1
76.5
0.5
99.9% Acetone Recovery
40
P-302
P-301
V-301
CW V-302
34.6 34.6 15.1
HPS 93.45
T-302 25 103.3
20
0.9 1.1 1.5
D-301 20
97
33 34
1.01

HE-301 37
Water Stripper
36
35
43
P-303
Decanter
38 HPS
15.9

T-304 T-303 81.25

33.8
0.5
H2O
97
41 to Waste Water
1.5 Treatment
Purity 99.17%
20
42
18.7
25

P-305 45 1.01

18.7
49 25
47 1.01

P-306 Butanol
V-303 51 Purity 99.05%
50 Overall Recovery
18.7 44 95.62%
128.9

Butanol Recovery HPS

1.5
V-305
46 48

P-307
KEY
Temperature (○C) V-304

Pressure (bar)

Mass Flow (tonne/h)