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- Patent Title: Ethanol processing facility capable of using a plurality of different feedstocks
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Application No.: US13848700Application Date: 2013-03-21
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Publication No.: US09677036B1Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Gary Drook , Eric Utterback , Ryan H Drook , Randy Baer , Jeff Harts , Jason Drook
- Applicant: Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IN Marion
- Assignee: CENTRAL INDIANA ETHANOL, LLC
- Current Assignee: CENTRAL INDIANA ETHANOL, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Marion
- Agency: Indiano & McConnell, LLC
- Agent E. Vistor Indiano
- Main IPC: C12M1/00
- IPC: C12M1/00 ; C12M1/33

Abstract:
An ethanol production facility is provided for processing a plurality of fermentable feedstock materials into an ethanol end product through fermentation and distillation. The facility includes a fermenting stage for converting the plurality of fermentable feedstocks into an alcohol mixture including ethanol and water, and a distillation stage. The distillation stage distills the low concentration alcohol mixture into a high concentration alcohol distillate. A kernel feedstock processing stage is receives and processes a kernel containing feedstock, and includes a receiving station for receiving the kernel containing feedstock. A storage station is provided for storing the kernel based feedstock, and a mill is provided for milling the kernel based feedstock into a flour based feedstock. A conveyor is provided for conveying the milled floor based feedstock to the fermenting stage. A flour feed stock processing stage is operable in parallel with the kernel feedstock processing stage for receiving and processing a flour predominant feedstock. The flour feedstock processing stage includes a storage station for storing the flour for predominant feedstock, and a pneumatic conveyor for conveying the flour to the fermenting stage.
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