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Overview of Farm

Overview of Farm. The Ethanol From Waste Fruit. Demonstration Awards Grant S.A.R.E. Sustainable Agriculture Research Education Grant By: Dan West. Prototype Still. Typical Fractionating Column Still. Our initial Still

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Overview of Farm

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  1. Overview of Farm

  2. The Ethanol From Waste Fruit Demonstration Awards Grant S.A.R.E. Sustainable Agriculture Research Education Grant By: Dan West

  3. Prototype Still Typical Fractionating Column Still • Our initial Still • Utilizing components gathered from our personal machine shop, other.

  4. Components of Our Fractionating Column Prototype Still • 15 gallon S.S. beer keg • 3” copper tube • PVC pipe • Glass marbles • 4500 watt Water heating element

  5. Parts of the Still

  6. Our Larger VersionFractionating Column Still With A Stripping Column Ethanol From Waste Fruit Ethanol From Waste Fruit

  7. Fractionating Column & Stripping Column • Condenser • Fractionating Column • Stripping Column

  8. Fractionating Column & Stripping Column • Copper Tube Coil Within Condenser • Copper Tube Coils For Cooling Fractionating Column

  9. New 500 Gallon Propane Tank

  10. 6” Black Iron Pipe and Flanges

  11. Water Input & Coil Valves

  12. Copper Tube Lines For • Water Input • Water Output • Alcohol Output

  13. Direct Expenses Related to Building Distillery • New 500 Gallon Tank $250. • 6” Black Iron Pipe & Ftgs. $350. • Copper Lines , Coils & Ftgs. $300. • Gauges, Thermometers & Electrical Components $400. • Welding Supplies $100. • Labor Cost $500. Total $1900.

  14. Alcohol Production From this Still & Production Cost • Projected alcohol Production 4-8 GPH • Electrical Energy Cost Per gallon .65cts

  15. Ethanol From Waste Fruit

  16. Complete Distillation of Ethanol by Solar Concentrating Method SARE Grant # FNC-06-600

  17. Prototype Solar Still First Generation

  18. 1st Generation Prototype Solar Concentrator • 4’ Fiberglass C-Band Satellite Dish • 2” Square Mirrors Epoxied on Dish • 2 Tracking Devices • Collector Plate

  19. 2nd Generation Solar Still • Fractionating Column Still Placed at Focal Point of Reflected Sun Rays • Ambient Temperature Condenser “Copper Coil” • Produced 130 proof Alcohol

  20. 2nd Generation Solar Still • Ambient Temp Coil • Reflected Sun Rays

  21. Final Prototype Solar Still • 2 Gallon Batch Still • PVC Condenser Tube • Produced 175 proof Alcohol

  22. Solar Collector btu Values • 4 ft. Prototype concentrator produces appx 5000 btu • 15 ft. concentrator produces appx 71000 btu • Theoretically Enough energy to heat up 400 gallons of liquid to 200 degrees in 8 hours.

  23. Components of 15 ft Diameter Solar Concentrator Distillery

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