Industrial Fermentation Flashcards
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Industrially, sugar cane, molasses (a product of refining sugar cane) or starch (from potatoes or corn) can be used for fermentation.
the product
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The product is a mixture of water and about 15% ethanol by volume. No more alcohol is produced because
2
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Distillation can be used to
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Distillation can be used to remove most of the water from the ethanol
3
Q
ethene reacted with
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steam
4
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Hydration involves reacting
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ethene and steam together with the aid of a phosphoric acid catalyst:
5
Q
hydration formula
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C2H4 + H2O → C2H5OH
6
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Hydration advantage
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Quick, cheap to manufacture, continuous process, 100% atom economy.
7
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hydration disadvantage
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Raw material –crude oil, destroys habitats in extraction, higher energy demand, unsustainable
