Ethanol
Ethanol is produced by breaking down the bonds of corn fiber to strands and then converting those strands into starch and sugar. The sugar is then converted into ethanol and the excess waters and fibers are removed. The protein and fibers are taken through centrifuges to extract moistures and create a very high protein to feed cattle and sheep. Carbon dioxide is also produced and sold to carbonated beverage companies. The ground spill changes to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water.
ITAC is using cutting edge technology to strongly pursue the use of ethanol as a viable energy source. In fact, the 2007 proposal for a new ethanol plant in the Chesapeake, Virginia area is state-of-the-art. Using our sophisticated plant design, the demands on the neighboring water system will be half that of regular ethanol facilities. Our closed loop process will practically eradicate odor emissions and excess steam. And the plant’s production capacity will be upwards of 216 million gallons of corn-produced ethanol per year.