TURNING THE SCREWS ON DRYTNG

摘要

Mike Thomas was working on pelletizing wet distillers grains when the steam escaping from the extruders he was using got him to thinking that with some modifications, he could dry the wet cake as well. Five years and $20 million later, he's writing several proposals for ethanol plants looking at installing a Rayeman Compression Dryer. Three sections of the dryer filling a corner of the exhibit hall at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in June in Min-neapolis also sparked a lot of interest he's now following up on. Shortly before the FEW, Lin-colnway Energy announced it will be installing the dryer, and Thomas says another purchase agreement should be finalized shortly.