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#1 Supplier of Process Technologies in the US
Kurita America is the #1 supplier to the biofuels industry -
10.5 Billion Gallons of Ethanol
Kurita America treats over 10.5 Billion Gallons of Ethanol per year -
> 170 Plants Supported by Kurita America
Kurita America Supports more than 170 Ethanol Production Sites in Bioethanol Production
Process Flow and Solutions
Together, we can achieve your facility’s goals.
Click through the diagram below and see how Kurita America’s Total Solutions water and process capabilities can help you increase overall plant profitability.
CO2 Scrubber
We offer scrubber management programs that enable compliance, reduce bisulfite contribution, and promote healthier yeast with our VOxOUT® product range.Oil Recovery
With Kurita America's COR™ product, we can enhance yield via additives that provide lowest cost/performance options to optimize distillers oil recovery and enhance the quality of recovered oil.Heat exchanger and distillation
Kurita America can help you reduce fouling and provide cleaner heat transfer surfaces with deposit control programs that lower natural gas and chemical use, extend time between CIPs, and increase production rate and up-time. Our pHytOUT® deposit control and ProClean technology products are specially designed to meet our customers' needs.Boiler
Maximize heat transfer efficiencies through the inhibition of corrosion, deposit formation, and operations tuning. Our programs and services help lower operating costs and meet emissions compliance by reducing natural gas, chemical, and water use. Get more information about our products and services.Denatured ethanol storage
Kurita America’s products and services help you maintain product consistency by ensuring corrosion inhibition standards are met and addressing potential acidity and pHe issues that could impact final product quality. Our CorrPro™ product range has been specially designed for this purpose.Final Product
Kurita America's Ethanol Final Filter is designed to improve final fuel quality by removing both existent and potential sulfate, as well as, addressing issues regarding color, turbidity, acidity, pHe, chloride and iron. The Ethanol Final Filter can be used as a mobile unit or as a permanent unit.Raw water pretreatment
Kurita removes impurities from the source water that can adversely affect heat transfer, capital equipment integrity, and process efficiencies. We offer programs and services designed to lower water, natural gas, and chemical use to positively impact your bottom line. Get more information about our products and services.Cooling Tower
Maximize heat transfer efficiencies through the inhibition of deposition, corrosion, and microbiological activity. In addition to preventing deposits and corrosion, Kurita America’s programs and services lower operating costs through the reduction of water and chemical use. Get more information about our services and applications.Case Studies
Biofuels Plant Sees Return on Investment After 100 Days with pHytOUT® Deposit Control Technology
A United States Midwest dry grind fuel ethanol plant requested Kurita America to assist and implement production efficiency improvements within... read more
Antioxidant Chemistries Maximize Coproduct Value
Kurita America’s development and application of antioxidant chemistries improve the quality of ethanol plant coproducts. The years of... read more
Success in Zero Liquid Discharge to Guide Reuse Applications
In 2006, a groundbreaking ethanol plant began operation in the San Joaquin Valley of California. As one of the world’s most productive... read more
Investigating the Effectiveness of Antibiotic Combinations Utilized in Fuel Ethanol Production
Bacterial infections during fuel ethanol fermentations can negatively impact the fermentation process and lower ethanol yields. Lactic... read more
Integrated Zero Liquid Discharge Solution Leads to Higher Ethanol Production & Annual Savings of $200,000
A biofuels facility in the Midwest United States implemented an integrated Zero Liquid Discharge (iZLD) solution developed by Kurita America that... read more
Custom Plant Controls Upgrade Optimizes Aging Ethanol Facility Performance
Multiple Midwestern ethanol facilities within the same organization were experiencing controls failure due to aging PLC and HMI equipment. Current... read more
Optimization Considerations for Increased Ethanol Plant Efficiency
Many biofuel plants are working toward efficiency and plant optimization to increase ethanol production. Often when plants move forward with... read more
Developing a Successful Industrial Water Management Program
A successful water-management program for a process cooling water system will rely on a number of factors, some of which may be overlooked or... read more
Reclaimed Water Use Allows Biofuels Plant Constructions
Part way through construction at renewable energy plant in Iowa, it was determined that city wells could not deliver the freshwater volume that... read more
Ethanol Final Filter Improve Plant's Final Product Quality in Two Days
After commencing an enzyme trial, an upper Midwest ethanol plant discovered elevated sulfate levels as fermentors were cycled through the plant.... read more
Ethanol Final Filter Commercialized; Problems Solved at Fuel Ethanol Plant
After an ethanol plant initiated some significant process changes, they encountered a final product sulfate issue that they had not faced before.... read more