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Ethanol: Plant Design

Process Plus has extensive experience in design, start-up and operation of corn based Ethanol production facilities. This knowledge allows Process Plus to offer services that will help new projects get started on the right foot and to continue down the path to a successful and profitable project.

Business Planning & Site Selection

  • Operating Pro Forma
  • Competition
  • Personnel
  • Growth Strategy
  • EPA Level I and Level II Regulatory Compliance (Environmental, Prevailing Codes, Etc.)
  • Master Site Planning
  • Infrastructure (Utilities, Transportation, Geo-Technical, Etc.)
  • Feedstock Availability
  • Proximity to Blending Markets

Definition Engineering

  • Definition Engineering
  • Material Balances
  • Process Safety (PSM / HAZOP)
  • Preliminary Capital Cost Estimate
  • Plant Layout
  • Environmental Permitting Assistance
  • Hazard Classification

Detailed Engineering

  • Engineering, Procurement, Construction Schedule
  • Structural / Architectural (Materials of Construction)
  • Process / Mechanical (Piping, Equipment General Arrangements)
  • Electrical (Power Distribution, Lighting)
  • Automation, Instrumentation & Controls Engineering (Control System Architecture)
  • Constructability Review

Areas of Assistance

  • Milling
  • Mashing and Enzyme Usage
  • Cooking
  • Liquefaction
  • Saccharification
  • Fermentation
  • Distillation
  • Dehydration
  • Evaporation
  • Yeast System
  • Clean In Place (CIP) System
  • Carbon Dioxide Collection and Scrubbing
  • Denaturing, Storage and Loadout
  • Stillage Separation, Evaporation, and Drying
  • Centrifugation
  • DDGS Storage and Loadout
  • Utilities and Energy Consumption
  • Control Systems
  • Lab and Testing Facilities
  • Waste Treatment


Renewable Fuels Calculator

Are you interested in calculating:

  • How many bushels of corn are processed daily?
  • How many acres are planted and what is your yield?
  • How many gallons of Ethanol you want to produce?

Click here to launch the Process Plus Ethanol Calculator.