Abstract

Bioethanol is one of the most interesting biofuels in Indonesia. In the recent years, various research studies on bioethanol production have been reported. The main problem using bioethanol as alternative energy is the refining process. In this paper, we report on our effort to increase the purity of bioethanol. The effects of different entrainer combinations were investigated. Based on our study, we found that the double entrainers combination generated better ethanol purity compared to a single entrainer. Among the possible combinations of entrainer, the combination of 10% (v/v) n-Heptane on cyclohexane-n-heptane could increase ethanol purity up to 87.39%.

Details

Title
The Azeotropic Distillation for Bioethanol Purification: The Effects of Entrainer Solvents
Author
Sriana, T 1 ; Sakti, S 1 ; Dianpalupidewi, T 1 ; Wahyudi, A 1 

 Oil and Gas Processing Engineering Department, Polytechnic of Energy and Mineral Akamigas 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
May 2020
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17551307
e-ISSN
17551315
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2555771805
Copyright
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