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Spentwash-based
Co-generation Technology
Powerful energy solutions for distilleries
Thermax - Spentwash-based
improving your Co-generation Technology (Patented)
business Alcohol/ethanol manufacturing is a Based on extensive R&D and a
is our business highly energy intensive process.
Given the fragile and dynamic
series of successful trials, Thermax
offers a unique solution for
nature of the fuel and power spentwash (concentrated to 55%-
situation faced by distilleries today, 60% solids) incineration, that
T hermax offers products,
it makes good business sense for
them to go for a vinasse
comes with high reliability and
systems and solutions in energy patented technology.
and environmental engineering to
incineration-based co-generation
This world-class spentwash
industrial and commercial system with the following
incineration solution can be offered
establishments around the world. attendant benefits:
through various routes:
Its business expertise covers n Greater energy security - it
heating, cooling, waste heat n Boiler Island
helps meet the entire steam and
recovery, captive power, water Boiler-Turbine-Generator
treatment and recycling, air
power demand of the distillery, n

thereby making it self-sufficient package

pollution control and waste
Regulatory compliance - n Complete turnkey
management and performance n
chemicals. stringent environmental policies solution on EPC
that mandate ‘zero liquid basis
Thermax brings to customers Build-Own-Operate-
extensive experience in industrial discharge' from distilleries can n

be fully complied with through Transfer (BOOT)

applications and expertise through
technology partnerships and incineration route
strategic alliances.
Operating from its headquarters in
Pune (Western India), Thermax
has built an international sales and
service network spread over South
East Asia, Middle East, Africa,
Russia, UK and the USA.
Boiler & Heater Group (B&H)
Thermax's Boiler & Heater Group
provides equipment and complete
solutions for generating steam for
process and power needs through
combustion of various solid, liquid
and gaseous fuels, as well as
through heat recovery from
turbine/engine exhaust and
(waste) heat recovery from
industrial processes. The Group
also offers heaters for various
applications in the Chemical,
Petrochemical & Refinery
segments. Its services arm offers
renovation and modernization
solutions for old boilers and
heaters.
The major industry segments
served by the Group in India and
across the world are Steel,
Refinery, Petrochemical, Power,
Cement, Sugar, Fertilizer, Paper,
Chemical, Non-Ferrous Metal and
Textiles.
 Designed &
Engineered for
Excellence
Benefits n

n
Effective on-line cleaning system.
Specially designed spentwash
n By generating steam from handling system
spentwash, molasses based n Adequate residence time to ensure
distilleries can significantly complete combustion
reduce their energy costs. Every n System designed for maximum
kilogram of concentrated heat recovery
spentwash replaces nearly n Multi-pass design ensures
0.33 kg of Indian coal minimum fouling potential
n Community life around the
distillery sites need not be Operating Range
plagued by pollution, as the
n Operating capacity - 10 to 75 TPH
discharge of spentwash is 2
n Pressure - 10 to 66 kg/cm g
almost entirely eliminated. This
n Temperature - Saturated or from
is a relief for the distillery sector
in view of growing public 350 to 480O C
awareness and ever tightening n Support fuels - Indian coal,

pollution control regulations imported coal, wood chips,

n Helps meet ‘zero liquid effluent petcoke and bagasse
discharge' norm
n Effective solution for power and
process steam requirements of a
distillery
n Ash generated from the boiler
has high potash content, which
can be used in fields for
improving soil conditions
Process Flow Diagram

Steam for process Power

Alcohol Steam for Turbo-generator

evaporator

Steam

Concentrated
Molasses Raw spentwash spentwash

Distillery Evaporator Spentwash Boiler

Typical Boiler Schematic

Furnace Superheater Economiser

Spentwash
Spray
Bag
filter

Evaporator
C A S E S T U D Y

Bannari Amman Sugars, Nanjangud, Karnataka

Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd. (BASL) has a 80 KLPD n Total steam generation: 23.4 TPH
distillery attached to their sugar plant at Nanjangud, n Gross power generation: 1.6 MW
Karnataka.
n Payback period (approx): 4.5 years
The spentwash boiler in the distillery, supplied by
Thermax, is designed to incinerate 8.5 TPH Operating reliably since November 2008, the boiler
concentrated spentwash to generate 23.4 TPH steam has demonstrated continuous operation for more
at 32 kg/cm2(g) pressure and 350O C temperature. than 45 days without off-line cleaning.
C A S E S T U D Y

EID Parry Limited, Sivaganga,

Tamil Nadu
EID Parry Ltd. has a 60 KLPD standalone distillery at Sivaganga, Tamil
Thermax Limited
Nadu.
Boiler & Heater Group
The spentwash boiler supplied by Thermax in this distillery is designed
to incinerate 187 TPD of concentrated spentwash to generate 22 TPH of D-1 Block, Pltot No 7/2, R. D. Aga Road,
M.I.D.C., Chinchwad, Pune: 411 019.
steam. The steam thus generated allows the distillery to meet the entire Tel: 91-20-66126464
steam demand of process and evaporator, as well as generating 2 MW Fax: 91-20-27479200
Email: info.bnh@thermaxindia.com
power.
Mumbai
Dhanrajmahal, 2nd Floor,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg,
Near Gateway of India, Colaba,
Mumbai: 400 039, India.
Tel: 91-22-22045391, 22045324,
Spentwash
spentwash boiler Fax: 91-22-22040859

installed at Bannari Amman Sugars Delhi

9, Community Centre, Basant Lok,
New Delhi: 110 057, India.
Tel: 91-11-26145319, 26145326,
Fax: 91-11-26148679

Chennai
Fatima Akthar Court,
3rd Floor, 312 Anna Salai,
Teynampet, Chennai, 600 018, India.
Tel: 91-44-24353831/24353834,
Fax: 91-44-24353841

Kolkata
Azimaganj House, 5th Floor,
7 Camac Street, Kolkata: 700 017, India.
Tel: 91-33-22826711/2/3,
Fax: 91-33-22826796

Hyderabad
6-3-649 Nalanda Complex
Somaji Guda, Hyderabad: 500 082, India.
Tel: 91-40-23310254, 23312013, 23396820,
Fax: 91-40-23312335

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