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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Emerging new nano-technologies for separation of ethanol and water for bio-ethanol production |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Donal Keane |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University College Cork (UCC) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 51.89348, -8.49206 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/11/2007 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/11/2009 |
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| Project Keywords | Renewable Energy; Biofuel; Energy Consumption effiency; Decreased Pollution. |
| Project Abstract | Renewable energy sources are a cornerstone of environmental policy. Ethanol is the most promising biofuel. As petrol additive it increases octane number and combustion efficiency but decreases exhaust emissions. Increasing petroleum costs are making bioethanol commercially viable. An azeotrope limits distillation to 95% ethanol/water mixtures but for fuel use the ethanol must be anhydrous. Various methods for dehydration exist but add significant costs. Pervaporation (PV) is emerging as the most environmentally sound method for dehydration but is in its infancy. This proposal seeks to study a series of novel nanomaterials emerging from UCC for use in the PV process. |