Project meeting of STEP at the site of the company ATS - Agro Trading & Solutions in Hardegsen (Photo: DBFZ)
Project ID 03KB025

Re2alko - Optimization of the regional production of bioalcohol from biogenic residues

Steam generator (Photo: RE2ALKO)

Duration

  • 01.08.2009 – 31.12.2012

Contact

FH Münster - University of Applied Science
Abt. Steinfurt – Faculty of Energy - Buildings - Environment
Stegerwaldstr. 39
48565 Steinfurt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Wetter – project leader
Telephone: +49 (0) 2551-962-725
E-mail: wetter@fh-muenster.de

Dipl.-Ing. Elmar Brügging M.Sc.
Telephone: +49 (0) 2551-962-420
E-mail: bruegging@fh-muenster.de

Partner

03KB025B - Goethe University
03KB025C - Universität Hohenheim

Associated partners

Cooperation partners

Subpartner

Results

Results are only available in German.

Topic

The optimization of processes to develop and use biogenic residues for the production of innovative biofuels of the second generation with high climate protection potential.

Aims

The goal of the project is the optimization of processes to develop and use biogenic residues for the production of innovative biofuels of the second generation with high climate protection potential. An applicable concept will be developed for the gradual shift to decentralized bioethanol plants in plants for the fermentation of regional residues and waste from agricultural plants as well as for the scientific-technical conditions this will required. In addiction to the production of lignocellulose-ethanol, the production of biobutanol is also considered. For energy optimization the stillage should be fermented in a biogas plant. A subsequent pilot phase is planned for the implement action of the concepts developed in an existing decentralized coupled bioethanol / biogas plant.

Measures

FH-Münster

The project partner University of Applied Sciences Münster / Prof. Wetter is primarily involved in energetic and material optimization of the distillery. In particular, the supply of renewable energy for the distillery process is an essential part of the examinations.

Goethe University

In the project the Goethe-University Frankfurt with Prof. Boles will deal primarily with questions related to enzymatic saccharification of plant biomass, development of pentose-fermenting and isobutanol producing yeasts.

University Hohenheim

  • Pretreatment
  • Enzymatic Saccharification
  • Increase in efficiency of distillery
  • Development of a pilot plant
  • Process- und eco-balance
  • Economic consideration

Foucs

FH-Münster

  • Selection of plant material
  • Material preparation
  • Enzymatic saccharification
  • Fermentation
  • Improvement of distillery efficiency
  • Pilot plant
  • Rcycling
  • Butanol fermentation
  • Energy and ecological balance
  • Economic considerations

Goethe University

  • Selecting plant material
  • Pretreatment
  • Enzymatic saccharification
  • Fermentation
  • Improvement of the efficiency of a distillery
  • Pilot plant
  • Flow patterns for materials and component substances
  • Isobutanol fermentation
  • Energy and environmental balance
  • Economic analysis

University Hohenheim

  • Thermo-mechanic pulping and enzymatic hydrolysation
  • Ethanol-fermentation of hexoses und pentoses in mashes of agricultural residual materials in pilot plant stations- and technical scale

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