Plus Group provided the Definition Engineering, Full Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, Automation and Procurement for a demonstration plant processing wood chips into Cellulosic Fuel Ethanol at 200,000 gallons per year. This facility is one of the first of its kind in the nation.
System Includes:
- Cellulosic Ethanol Production Process
- Feedstock Unloading Area
- Fermentation
- Additives
- Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose to sugars
- Distillation & Scrubbing
- Utilities
- Clean In Place (CIP) Systems
- Solid Separation
- Ethanol Loading Area
Value Provided:
- Worked with client through capital cost and schedule constraints
- Converted existing “spec” building to industrial manufacturing building
- Expedited fabricators and shop inspections
- 3D piping design enabling virtual walk-through
- Wrote SOPs
- Kept safety a priority for workers, contractors and visitors
