As per current scenario, India fulfils its crude oil demand by importing from other countries by sacrificing foreign exchange. In view of this, GOI decided to blend bio ethanol with fossil fuel. As per government source it has reached to 9.99 blending and target to reach E20 by 2025. It is great opportunity for sugar industry to earn more revenue and also high liquidity. Ethanol has a higher octane number than gasoline, which provides increased power and lower carbon emission. Presently Indian sugar industry is following a new trend to divert syrup and intermediate juice to distillery for ethanol production in order to improve cash flow and to reduce the arrear burden on the factory. Because of higher price given to ethanol produced from Cane juice/ Syrup, many sugar mills have shown interest for syrup diversion. However, during the period of conventional sulphited syrup diversion to distillery, it has some adverse effect on fermentation process and ethanol yield. In order to make it more favourable for fermentation, it is advisable to divert defecated syrup with minor changes in existing evaporator configuration. It helps to provide conducive atmosphere for yeast growth, thereby to get enhanced ethanol yield and additional monetary benefit.
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