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

Our initial Still Utilizing components

gathered from our personal machine shop, other.

Typical Fractionating Column Still

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

Parts of the Still

Our Larger VersionFractionating Column Still With A Stripping Column

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Fractionating Column & Stripping Column

Condenser

Fractionating Column

Stripping Column

Fractionating Column & Stripping Column

Copper Tube Coil Within Condenser

Copper Tube Coils For Cooling

Fractionating Column

New 500 Gallon Propane Tank

6” Black Iron Pipe and Flanges

Water Input & Coil Valves

Copper Tube Lines For

- Water Input- Water Output- Alcohol Output

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.

Alcohol Production From this Still & Production Cost

Projected alcohol Production 4-8 GPH

Electrical Energy Cost Per gallon .65cts

Ethanol From Waste Fruit

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

Prototype Solar Still First Generation

1st Generation Prototype Solar Concentrator 4’ Fiberglass C-

Band Satellite Dish 2” Square Mirrors

Epoxied on Dish 2 Tracking Devices Collector Plate

2nd Generation Solar Still Fractionating Column Still

Placed at Focal Point of Reflected Sun Rays

Ambient Temperature Condenser “Copper Coil”

Produced 130 proof Alcohol

2nd Generation Solar Still

Ambient Temp Coil

Reflected Sun Rays

Final Prototype Solar Still 2 Gallon Batch Still

PVC Condenser Tube

Produced 175 proof Alcohol

Solar Collector btu Values 4 ft. Prototype concentrator produces

appx 5000 btu15 ft. concentrator produces appx

71000 btuTheoretically Enough energy to heat up

400 gallons of liquid to 200 degrees in 8 hours.

Components of 15 ft Diameter Solar Concentrator Distillery