Przemysl Chemiczny, Vol.82, No.8-9, 1104-1106, 2003
The energetics and economics of extractive fermentation of ethanol
Mass and energy balance presented for extractive fermentation of EtOH showed the overall consumption of heat to be cut by 25% (vs. the classical installation's 29.5 MJ/kg), with fermentation efficiency assumed to be 90%, mainly on account of the lesser consumption of energy used to de-water the stillage.