SAVING AND IMPROVING THE ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS SITUATION A traditional Brazilian company of sugar and ethanol sector was trying to reduce operating costs, constantly investing in maintenance andThe application of Nalco Water technology generated significant gains in a sugar cane mill, such as the average reduction of 22% of sulfuric acid consumption and a saving of U$ 149,600.00/Year. modernization of the plant. Once the high consumption of sulfuric acid impacts the total operation cost and affects the final quality of the ethanol produced, the challenge of the unit was to reduce the consumption of sulfuric acid without increasing the quantity of bacteria in the fermentation process. SOLUTION Nalco Water recommended the use of a technology that generates ClO2under controlled condit

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