Wanze Bioethanol Plant

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Nombre / Name
Wanze Bioethanol Plant
Empresa / Company
BioWanze SA (www.biowanze.be)
Localización / Location
Wanze (Belgium)
Categoría / Category
Comercial / Commercial
Estado / Status
Operación / Running
Plataformas / Platforms
Almidón, Azúcares C5/C6 / Starch, C5/C6 sugars
Materia prima / Feedstock
Trigo y jarabes de azúcar / Wheat and sugar syrups
Producto / Product
Bioetanol, gluten y concentrado de proteínas solubles  / Bioethanol, gluten and soluble protein concentrate

Figure 1. Wanze Bioethanol Plant (extracted from CropEnergies webpage)

BioWanze SA, filial de CropEnergies, opera una planta de bioetanol con una capacidad de producción anual de 300,000 m3. Además de trigo, la planta de Wanze puede procesar jarabes de azáucar que son suministrados desde una fábrica de azúcar cercana. En una planta de generación  de energía, el salvado de los granos de trigo es usado para generar una gran parte de la energía térmica y eléctrica requerida en el proceso de producción. Los componentes no fermentables de las materias primas son procesados en base a un concepto especialmente adaptado para la instalación. El gluten es separado y secado. Se trata de un producto de valor para la industria de la alimentación y de los piensos. El residuo que se obtiene tras la destilación es procesado en piensos líquidos con alto contenido en proteínas. BioWanze SA, a CropEnergies subsidiary, operates a bioethanol plant with an annual production capacity of up to 300,000 m³ in Wanze (Belgium). Apart from wheat, the Wanze plant can also process sugar syrups, which are supplied from the sugar factory nearby. In a biomass power plant, the bran from the wheat grains delivered is used to generate a large part of the thermal and electrical energy required in the production process. The non-fermentable components of the raw materials used are also processed on the basis of a concept specially adapted to the location. The gluten is separated off and dried. It is a valuable product for the food and animal feed industry. The stillage that is left over after distillation is processed into a high-protein liquid animal feed (Concentrated Distillers' Solubles).

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REFERENCIAS / REFERENCES
1 www.cropenergies.com/en/Unternehmen/Standorte/Wanze/.
2 www.biowanze.be/fr/BioWanze/Over-BioWanze/.

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