The company says that it can remove both existent and potential sulphate and also address issues of colour, turbidity, acidity, pHe, chloride and iron.
Sulphate can come from many sources, including excess scrubber additive and sulphuric acid, during the production of ethanol. Some sulphur is apparent at time of manufacture – this is called existent sulphate. During storage or shipment, other emergent sulphur can manifest through oxidation, thereby contributing to potential sulphate.
The ethanol final filter that can be used by producers to enable compliance with their quality assurance programme, or as a mobile unit that can be deployed to bring off-spec ethanol back in alignment with prevailing fuel standards.
