Title: Unit 12 Lab
Course: BFM 201 Ethanol Production > Section: BFM 201 Ethanol Production

Unit 12 Lab

View the presentation prior to coming to lab for an introduction to the evaporation process.

"Can Corn Fuel the Future? Chapter 8," by Nebraska Corn Kernels, Standard YouTube License

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In this week's unit, you will have hands-on experience to:
- Determine Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
- Control the evaporation (centrifuge start-up)
- Follow product handling processes on the Ethanol Training Simulator

Total Suspended Solids (TSS) is found by baking a known volume of centrate sample. Low TSS is an indicator of good centrifuge performance meaning the solids were separated off for wet cake and DDGS. Monitoring and controlling the evaporation and product handling processes are critical. Experience will be gained on the Ethanol Training Simulator.

For this week's lab report enter your results of the Total Suspended Solids (TSS) experiment.
Ethanol Training Simulator job numbers:
a. 00600
b. 00700