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5% v/v).
From here, fermentation occurs at a rate of 0.511 kg ethanol per kilogram of fermentable sugar. If the syrup is 53% fermentable sugar
and cane juice is 25% syrup with distillation and fermentation being 99% and 90% efficient, respectively, calculate the following:
Solution:
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78.58 MT ethanol soln. 1 kg fermentable sugar 100 kg theo. prodn. 100 kg syrup
( )( )( )( ) = 322.38 MT/day
1 day 0.511 kg ethanol soln. 90 kg actual prodn. 53 kg fermentable sugar
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