# Corn Conventional dry grind process The `corn` module includes systems and units for the co-production of ethanol, distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), and low-grade oil from corn kernels through the conventional dry grind process, [[1]](#1),[[2]](#2) the biorefinery is modeled based on Kwiatkowski et al. [[1]](#1). ```{toctree} :hidden: chemicals systems units ``` Getting Started --------------- ```python >>> from biorefineries import corn >>> cn = corn.Biorefinery('conventional dry-grind') >>> cn.corn_sys.show() System: corn_sys Highest convergence error among components in recycle stream S1-0 after 4 loops: - flow rate 9.61e+00 kmol/hr (0.16%) - temperature 7.77e-02 K (0.021%) ins... [0] alpha_amylase phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 1.53 SolubleProtein 0.000139 [1] ammonia phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): NH3 4.61 [2] lime phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): CaO 0.0841 [3] recycled_process_water phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 3.88e+03 [4] steam phase: 'g', T: 508.99 K, P: 3.11e+06 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 911 [5] gluco_amylase phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 4.36 SolubleProtein 0.000533 [6] sulfuric_acid phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): H2SO4 0.4 [7] yeast phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 3.52 Yeast 0.123 [8] scrubber_water phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 1.01e+03 [9] denaturant phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Octane 5.73 [10] makeup_water phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow: 0 [11] s83 phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow: 0 [12] dryer_air phase: 'g', T: 298.15 K, P: 1.01325e+06 Pa flow (kmol/hr): O2 285 N2 794 [13] natural_gas phase: 'g', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): CH4 66.8 [14] oxidizer_air phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow: 0 [15] s82 phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): CH4 3.93 [16] corn phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 385 Ash 647 TriOlein 1.77 Starch 174 Fiber 30.4 SolubleProtein 9.69 InsolubleProtein 14.1 [17] s84 phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow: 0 outs... [0] s41 phase: 'g', T: 303.85 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): CO2 330 [1] ethanol phase: 'l', T: 338.61 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 6.9 Ethanol 324 Octane 5.73 [2] crude_oil phase: 'l', T: 342.97 K, P: 30953 Pa flow (kmol/hr): TriOlein 0.774 [3] process_water phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 3.88e+03 [4] wastewater phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 946 [5] s79 phase: 'g', T: 373.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 134 CO2 66.8 [6] s80 phase: 'l', T: 637.19 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 1.14e+03 CO2 3.94 O2 277 N2 794 [7] s4 phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 1.15 Ash 1.94 TriOlein 0.00532 Starch 0.523 Fiber 0.0912 SolubleProtein 0.0291 InsolubleProtein 0.0422 [8] DDGS phase: 'l', T: 343.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow (kmol/hr): Water 65.5 Ash 645 Yeast 12 CaO 0.0841 TriOlein 0.995 H2SO4 0.4 Fiber 30.3 SolubleProtein 9.66 InsolubleProtein 14 [9] s81 phase: 'l', T: 298.15 K, P: 101325 Pa flow: 0 ``` References ---------- [1] J.R. Kwiatkowski, A. J. McAloon, F. Taylor and D. B. Johnston, Modeling the process and costs of fuel ethanol production by the corn dry-grind process, Industrial Crops and Products, 2006, 23, 288–296. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669005000944 [2] C. Kurambhatti, D. Kumar and V. Singh, Impact of Fractionation Process on the Technical and Economic Viability of Corn Dry Grind Ethanol Process, Processes, 2019, 7, 578. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/7/9/578