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The document discusses the dehydration process of ethanol after fermentation and distillation, highlighting the need to remove water to prevent phase separation when mixed with gasoline. It compares two main dehydration techniques: azeotropic distillation, which uses an entrainer chemical, and molecular sieves, which utilize size-sorting properties to separate water from ethanol. The molecular sieve method is preferred due to its efficiency and ability to regenerate, despite being energy-intensive.
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- ermannolunardi
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- EN