Alcohol Production in India

Feed Preparation Ethanol can be produced from a wide range of feedstock. These include sugar-based (cane and beet molasses, cane juice), starch-based (corn, wheat, cassava, rice, barley) and cellulosic (crop residues, sugarcane bagasse, wood, municipal solid wastes) materials. Indian distilleries almost exclusively use sugarcane molasses. Overall, nearly 61% of the world ethanol production is from sugar crops (Berg, 2004). 

Distillation Distillation is a two-stage process and is typically carried out in a series of bubble cap fractionating columns. The first stage consists of the analyser column and is followed by rectification columns. The cell-free fermentation broth (wash) is preheated to 

Sugarcane and sugar production in India. (From Global Agricultural Information Network.) 

Annual Bio-Energy Potential of Distillery Effluent in Various States of India 

Molasses Production Industrial Potable Other Surplus 

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