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Buchheit Process Optimization

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Buchheit Process Optimization
  • Dennis Buchheit, PE Professional Engineer with 12 years of beverage and industrial ethanol experience; 6 years within project management, 5 years within production management.
    • Peoria, Illinois, United States
    • Rising Star
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Overview

Project experience in Fermentation, Distillation, Feedhouse/Dryhouse, Utilities, & Loadout. Distillation projects include: USP System Installation – Consulting and commissioning supervision of 50MGPY USP System Nitrogen Scrubber Acidity Reduction – 15MGPY increase in existing USP system Beerstill Rectifier Quality Improvement – Reduced B-Grade Processing cost by 10%, through reducing impurities from overhead and draw tray products and in turn creating a higher value fuel product Mash Preparation and Fermentation Red Star replacement yeast study and implementation Hammer Milling Optimization - Increased milling capacity by 15% with low capital investments Mash Prep Enzyme Reduction - Decreased enzyme usage by 5% via process parameter scrutiny Fermentation Efficiency Improvement - Increased fermentation efficiency by 3% by means of improved density control and fermentation kinetics Utilities 290KKPH Package Natural Gas Boiler Design Boiler BMS and CCS Upgrades Feedwater Makeup Treatment Systems: reverse osmosis, softeners, storage, and deaerator Plant Compressed Air Systems Nitrogen Generation Condensate Management Systems Condensate Recovery Systems Design of and life cycle cost comparison of $20MM Gas Turbine(s) and waste heat boiler system 50% Caustic tank Plant Process Water Heat Integration Wireless Technologies Integration Performed Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Dried Distillers Grains / Feedhouse Rotary Dryer Optimization - Captured 15% of underutilized fiber drying capacity, establishing a +1 system, and reducing curtailment. Increased final product moisture & density, raising revenue by 5% Rotary Dryer Improved Burner Management Systems by clarifying first out indication, increasing gas fired equipment uptime Pellet conveying systems Rotary Dryer Outages Centrifuge Rebuilds and Upgrade Systems Loadout USP Blending Systems DDG Barge Loading and Access