SUCROENERGY

ECOVIN JL^®
PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOL WITH THE CONCENTRATED VINASSE

Description

Ecovin JL^® had its project developed in partnership with the distillery icon, Engº. Jaime Lacerda. Nowadays, it continuous improving, reaching its 2nd generation of development in partnership with ETech, also with the renowned Eng. Paulo S. Barci. Citrotec’s Ecovin JL^® is a powerful concentrated vinasse system that uses the descending turbulent mist principle, coupled to the distillation columns ETech, it allows the production of ethanol with the concentrated vinasse without additional steam consumption

Characteristics:

• Production of ethanol with concentrated vinasse, through the alcoholic steam generated in the distillery (without steam consumption).
• Easy operation and completely automated.
• 100% stainless steel.
• It has Evaporative independent condensers (optional) that eliminate an external water source and cooling towers.
• Possibility to adjust to existing distilleries.
• High vinasse volume reduction.
• Concentration by the alcohol vapors generated in the distillation (without steam consumption).
• Reuse of water withdrawn from vinasse in industrial and agricultural processes.
• Raising of the potassium level (K2O/m³).
• Reduced storage and transportation costs.
• Better absorption of potassium by the plant (increase of agricultural productivity).
• Support for biological fertilizer with additives.

Uses of concentrated vinasse

The concentrated vinasse is used for various purposes. Its main use is a liquid organic fertilizer. Due to the high concentration of potassium (K₂O) providing reduction of costs in transportation, due to the reduction of trips and costs, In addition to allowing precise dosage of potassium in the growing area.

Agronomic Benefits:

• Rationalization of K and equalization of its content in the soil with a level of greater agronomic result, allowing the use of precision agriculture.
• Recycling of K in 100% of the cultivated area.
• Possibility of formulating a single fertilizer for stubble (enrichment with N, P2O5 and micronutrients).
• Reduction of the costs of operation of stubble.
• Increase of productivity in the order of 5.0 - 8.0 t / ha.
• Rationalization of transport and application logistics.
• Environmental suitability to the process.
• Stable fly proliferation control.
• Biological fertilization.

Specialists Comment: Stable Fly

• The insect multiplies in the remains of the sugar cane irrigated with fresh vinasse and in the vinasse channels that are eliminated with the concentration.
• This insect finds a place to reproduce and feed on the fresh vinasse used for fertigate.
• They cause great losses for agriculture.
• The region with the greatest proliferation is surrounded by sugar cane, irrigated with fresh vinasse due to its puddling.
• The application of concentrated vinasse is the most suitable for the control of the fly.