Elite Octane’s ethanol facility in Atlantic, Iowa, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful commissioning of ICM’s FOT Oil Recovery system.
The plant, which has been operational since 2018 and produces more than 150 million gallons of ethanol annually, has seen the new system surpass oil recovery and performance targets, the technology vendor said.
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Elite Octane was the first facility to implement this technology as a stand-alone system and is now one of eight plants either using it or under construction.
Elite Octane president and CEO Nick Bowdish said: “Elite Octane took a risk on being the first plant to install this stand-alone technology at full scale, but the on-site trailer testing showed promise.
“Elite Octane is now achieving extraction rates that exceed 1.35 pounds per bushel. The project execution went according to plan, and we look forward to the long-term benefits that FOT Oil Recovery will bring to our margin structure.”
The turnkey EPC agreement for the FOT Oil Recovery system was finalised last year.
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By GlobalDataThe system enhances distillers corn oil (DCO) recovery by improving separation, reducing fat content in the wet cake and boosting plant efficiency.
ICM’s FOT Oil Recovery system employs a two-part separation process, integrated post-distillation, to optimise feed to the evaporator and produce a drier cake.
This improved energy efficiency leads to lower operational costs and boosts overall plant performance, ICM claimed.
ICM director of technology commercialisation Shaun Hubler said: “The results we are seeing with Elite Octane reflect our rigorous testing process.
“We conducted on-site trailer testing at more than 20 commercial facilities, a validation effort that sets a benchmark in the industry and demonstrates our commitment to excellence.”
ICM, established in 1995 and headquartered in Colwich, Kansas, with a regional office in Brazil, specialises in technologies and services for agriculture and renewable energy.
The company has supplied proprietary process technologies to more than 110 facilities globally, resulting in annual production of around 8.8 billion gallons of ethanol and 25 million tons of distiller grains.
