Bio Ethanol Home > R&D > Bio Ethanol   1. Bio Ethanol Production Procedure ◈ Conduct thermal decomposition (800℃-1,300 ℃) for MSW or sludge generated while processing sewage and generate synthetic gas (H,CO,CH4). ◈ Synthetic gas is synthesized into ethanol by bacteria. ◈ High purity ethanol separated from water through distillation and filtering is mixed with gasoline and used as high octane oil or fuel. ◈ As the cost to process the urban waste and sludge that are usually incinerated or dumped into ocean can be saved and ethanol can be produced, it is a necessary project in the aspect of recycling and resource security.   2. Advantage of Bio Ethanol ◈ Various wastes such as plastic, sludge, lignin, residue, urban waste and so forth can be recycled. - Cost to process urban waste: 250,000won/ton (cost to collect by processing company) - Cost to process sludge: 50,000won/ton (cost to collect by processing company) - Bio ethanol production rate: 300liter/1ton (biomass) - Cost to produce bio ethanol: 150,000won/300liter (amount of ethanol that can be produced from 1ton of biomass) ◈ Bio ethanol production technology by using bacteria is superior than foreign technology. - In case of foreign technology that uses bio ball, the ethanol production capacity is 0.92% but the production capacity of Korea Innotech that has FLOCKED MEDIA manufacture technology is 4.73%, which is 5 times higher. ◈ Char and tar produced during gasification are small.   3. Plant Design Flowchart   4. Foreign Bio Ethanol Related Policy < America > ◈ Through the expansion of alternative energy use and energy saving, it aims to reduce the consumption of petroleum by 20% by 2017 ◈ Support bio ethanol producer and consumer: Tax reduction, grant ◈ More than 20 % of total corn production in the United States: Use for producing saccharide bio ethanol ◈ Lignum bio ethanol: Plan to commercialize the technology to use wood chip, crop stalk, switch grass and so forth by 2013 < Brazil > ◈ Has developed bio ethanol as national project since 1975. ◈ Use more than 50% of sugarcane production for producing bio ethanol ◈ In 2004, replaced 30% of total vehicle fuel consumption by domestic bio ethanol. ◈ The production capacity of Korea Innotech that has the manufacture technology is 4.73%, which is 5 times higher < European Union > ◈ Replace 5.75% of transportation fuel by bio fuel by 2010 ◈ Increase to 25% by 2030 *Compared to this, domestic condition is in the stage of expanding support for research and drafting policies. ◈ Various wastes such as plastic, sludge, lignin, residue, urban waste and so forth can be recycled. - Cost to process urban waste: 250,000won/ton (cost to collect by processing company) - Cost to process sludge: 50,000won/ton (cost to collect by processing company) - Bio ethanol production rate: 300liter/1ton (biomass) - Cost to produce bio ethanol: 150,000won/300liter (amount of ethanol that can be produced from 1ton of biomass) ◈ Bio ethanol production technology by using bacteria is superior than foreign technology. - In case of foreign technology that uses bio ball, the ethanol production capacity is 0.92% but the production capacity of Korea Innotech that has FLOCKED MEDIA manufacture technology is 4.73%, which is 5 times higher. ◈ Char and tar produced during gasification are small.