DESC:FORM 2

THE PATENTS ACT 1970
[39 OF 1970]
&
The Patents Rules, 2003

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See Section 10 and Rule 13]

TITLE: “A SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION OF RAW MATERIALS FOR MANUFACTURUNG ALCOHOL”

Name and Address of the Applicants:

ASN Fuels Private Limited, of #18, 2nd floor, 3rd Cross, Adarshnagar, KHB Main road, Sultanpalya, R T nagar, Bangalore—560032

Indian Institute Of Technology Tirupathi, Of Renigunta Road, Chadalawada Nagar, Settipalli, Tirupathi -517506

Nationality: INDIAN / INDIAN

The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed.
TECHNICAL FIELD

Present disclosure in general relates to production of alcohol. Particularly, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol. Further embodiments of the present disclosure discloses a system for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Production of alcoholic products involve breakdown or hydrolysis of cellulose containing materials, such as wood into disaccharides, such as cellobiose and ultimately monosaccharides, such as glucose and xylose. Microbial agents, including yeast, then convert the monosaccharides into alcohol in a fermentation reaction which occur over several days or weeks.

One of the conventional known process to produce alcoholic products is batch fermentation process. In the batch fermentation process for producing alcoholic products, reactants (i.e., fermentable sugars, water, and yeast) are added into a reaction vessel at the beginning of a production cycle and the alcoholic product is extracted from the reaction vessel at the end of the production cycle, with no intermediate addition of raw materials or withdrawal of product from the vessel. In such batch fermentation process, the rate of alcohol production is limited by the existence of large amounts of hydrolysis products (glucose) and low initial concentrations of microorganisms. In addition, the productivity of batch fermentation process inherently suffers from "down time" during which the reaction vessel is cleaned and recharged. That is, more time is consumed in recharging the reaction vessel with the raw materials and cooling the fermented raw materials, which escalates the production time, which is undesired. Further, all these limitations give rise to a need to use larger reaction vessel for a given rate of alcohol production, which again is undesired.

Further, the batch fermentation process poses limitations of inactivating the yeast culture and the yeast culture coming in contact with high concentrated fermentable sugar solution. Also, in the batch fermentation process there is high hydrostatic pressure on the microbial yeast at the bottom of the tank which deters their efficacy and affects the metabolic activity. Additionally, in batch fermentation process, thermal dynamics of heating and cooling are very slow, implying that the time required to reach the desired temperature based on plate heat exchanger is high of the order several hours. This leads to longer fermentation time of about 48 hours, thus making the process slow.

The present disclosure is directed to overcome one or more limitations stated above or any other limitation associated with the conventional arts.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

One or more shortcomings of conventional systems are overcome, and additional advantages are provided through a system and a method as claimed in the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the techniques of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered as a part of the claimed disclosure.

In a non-limiting embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol is disclosed. The system includes at least one chamber configured to receive the raw materials and homogenously mix the raw materials. Further, the system includes a plurality of loops which are fluidly connected to the at least one chamber and configured to receive the homogenously mixed raw materials. The homogenously mixed raw materials is continuously circulated within each of the plurality of loops, sequentially, for fermenting the homogenously mixed raw materials. Furthermore, the system includes at least one thermal equalizer fluidly coupled to a portion of each of the plurality of loops at predetermined lengths. The at least one thermal equalizer is configured to receive and regulate temperature of the homogenously mixed raw materials. Additionally, the system includes a distillation unit fluidly connected to at least one loop of the plurality of loops, where the distillation unit is configured to receive the fermented raw materials from the at least one loop to manufacture alcohol from the fermented raw materials.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, continuous circulation of the homogenous mixture of raw materials in each of the plurality of loops occurs in a telescopic motion. Telescopic motion is a shear flow (thus, laminar flow) in which layers of fluid (thus, mixture of raw materials) slide past each other creating better scope for even distribution of yeast and nutrients by radial mass transfer to enhance the reaction rate or conversion of raw material to products.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the at least one thermal equalizer is defined with one or more vents to release carbon-di-oxide generated during fermentation of the homogenous mixture of raw materials and to adjust pH of the homogenous mixture of raw materials.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the distillation unit comprises an evaporator and a condenser arrangement for filtering alcohol from the fermented raw materials.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the system includes one or more pumps configured to circulate the homogenous mixture of raw materials between the at least one chamber, the plurality of loops, the at least one thermal equalizer and the distillation unit at a predefined flow rate.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the fermented raw materials is an alcohol-water mixture.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the raw materials are fermentable sugars, water and yeast.

In another exemplary embodiment of the disclosure, a method for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol is disclosed. The method includes feeding continuously, raw materials into at least one chamber to produce homogenous mixture of raw materials. Further the method includes circulating continuously, the homogenous mixture of raw materials into each of a plurality of loops, wherein the homogenous mixture of raw materials undergoes fermentation during movement, within the plurality of loops. Furthermore, the method includes receiving continuously, the fermented raw materials by a distillation column to separate alcohol from the fermented raw materials.
In an embodiment, the method further includes selectively passing the homogenous mixture of raw materials into at least one thermal equalizer for regulating temperature of the homogenous mixture of raw materials.
It is to be understood that the aspects and embodiments of the disclosure described above may be used in any combination with each other. Several of the aspects and embodiments may be combined together to form a further embodiment of the disclosure.

The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS

The novel features and characteristic of the disclosure are set forth in the appended description. The disclosure itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives, and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying figures. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying figures wherein like reference numerals represent like elements and in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic representation of a system for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The figure depicts embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the system illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

While the embodiments in the disclosure are subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the figures and will be described below. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the scope of the disclosure.

It is to be noted that a person skilled in the art would be motivated from the present disclosure and modify various features of the system for continuously fermenting raw materials for manufacturing alcohol, without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, such modifications are considered to be part of the disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings show only those specific details that are pertinent to understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skilled in the art having benefit of the description herein.

The terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variations thereof used in the disclosure, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a system that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not expressly listed or inherent to such system. In other words, one or more elements in a system or device proceeded by “comprises… a” does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the system or device.

The following paragraphs describe the present disclosure with reference to FIG. 1. In the figure, the same element or elements which have similar functions are indicated by the same reference signs.

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic representation of a system (100) for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol. As an example, the raw materials may be but not limiting to fermentable sugars, water and yeast. In an embodiment, the raw materials described should not be construed as a limitation since the same may be altered depending upon the output to be obtained. The system (100) may broadly include at least one container (1), which may be configured to receive the raw materials for homogenously mix the raw materials. In an embodiment, the at least one container (1) may include at least one stirrer (2), which may be configured to rotate about its axis within the at least one chamber (1), to homogenously mix the raw materials to form a homogenous mixture. In an embodiment, the stirrer (2) may be a mechanical stirrer or a centrifugal mixer.

Referring further to FIG. 1, the system (100) may include a plurality of loops (4, 6), which are fluidly connected to the at least one chamber (1). Each of the plurality of loops (4, 6) may be fluidly connected to each other [via fluid channels (11)] and may be configured to receive the homogenously mixed raw materials from the at least one chamber (1). In an illustrated embodiment, the system (100) includes a pair of loops (4,6) and the same cannot be construed as a limitation, since the system (100) may include one loop or multiple loops depending on the requirement. In an embodiment, each of plurality of the loops (4, 6) may include a tube having a circular cross-section and may be configured, but not limiting to a spiral configuration. The tube may be manufactured by metallic materials, preferably using materials including but not limiting to stainless steel, aluminium and the like. The tube of each of the plurality of loops (4, 6) may define a passageway for continuously circulating the homogenously mixed raw materials within each of the plurality of loops (4,6). In other words, the homogenously mixed raw materials may be continuously circulated within each of the plurality of loops (4,6), sequentially for fermenting the homogenously mixed raw materials. In an embodiment, the profile of the plurality of loops (4, 6) may facilitate continuous circulation of the homogenously mixed raw materials with the plurality of loops (4, 6) in a telescopic motion. The telescopic motion may facilitate in mitigating the yeast from subjecting to high pressure, thereby increasing the activity of the yeast and thus increasing the fermentation speed.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the system (100) may include at least one thermal equalizer (5), which may be fluidly connected to each of the plurality of loops (4, 6). As an example, the thermal equalizer (5) may be but not limiting a shell, a tube, or a plate type heat exchanger. In an embodiment, the at least one thermal equalizer (5) may be fluidly connected to a portion of each of the plurality of loops (4, 6) at predefined length intervals. In an illustrated embodiment, the system (100) includes one thermal equalizer (5) which is fluidly connected to the loops (4, 6). However, the same cannot be construed as a limitation, since one or more thermal equalizer (5) may be fluidly connected to each of the plurality of loops (4,6) at predefined length intervals. The at least one thermal equalizer (5) may be configured to receive the homogenously mixed raw materials (thus, semi-fermented raw materials) from the corresponding loop and regulate temperature of the homogenously mixed raw materials, to an optimum value, which may be applicable to the strain of yeast, such that the reaction conversion is as maximum as possible and at high rate.

In an embodiment, the thermal equalizer (5) may be defined with one or more vents [not shown in FIG] to release carbon-di-oxide generated during fermentation of the homogenous mixture of raw materials and to adjust pH of the homogenous mixture of raw materials. In another embodiment, the one or more vents may be defined in the fluid channels (11) or each of the plurality of loops (4) for releasing carbon-di-oxide and adjust the pH.

In an embodiment, dimensions of the plurality of loops (4, 6) and at least one thermal equalizer (5) are optimized to have least possible operating costs and minimum required residence time for fermentation of the raw materials to manufacture alcohol based on the rated capacity of production unit. Further, the dimensions of the plurality of loops (4, 6) and the at least one thermal equalizer (5) may vary with respect to required output.

Referring again to Figure. 1, the system (100) may include a distillation unit (8) which may be fluidly connected to at least one loop (6). In an embodiment, the at least one loop (6) may be a last loop in the plurality of loops (4,6). The distillation unit (8) may include an evaporator and a condenser arrangement [not shown in FIG], which may be configured to receive the fermented raw materials and manufacture alcohol from the fermented raw materials. In other words, the distillation unit (8) may be configured to separate the alcohol of different grades from the fermented raw materials.

In an embodiment, the system (100) may include one or more pumps (3), which may be configured to pump (thus, circulate) the homogenous mixture of raw materials between the least one chamber (1), the plurality of loops (4,6), the at least one thermal equalizer (5) and the distillation unit (8) at a predefined flow rate. Further, the system (100) may include a configured to control flow of the homogenous mixture of raw materials between the at least one chamber (1), the plurality of loops (4,6), at least one thermal equalizer (5) and the distillation unit (8).

In an operational embodiment, desired raw materials based on the end product to me manufactured, may be stored in a plurality of storage conveyers (9). Hereinafter, the operation of the system (100) is described hereinafter with respect to two loops (4, 6) and one thermal equalizer (5), and the same cannot be construed as a limitation, since the system (100) may include one loop (4) and one thermal equalizer (5) or may include plurality of loops (4,6) and plurality of thermal equalizers (5) fluidly connected with the plurality of loops (4, 6). The raw materials [thus, the mixture of fermentable sugars, water, and yeast] from the storage conveyors (9) may be fed into the at least one chamber (1). The raw material may be continuously stirred inside the at least one chamber (1) by the stirrer (2), to homogenously mix the raw materials. The homogenously mixed raw materials may be pumped out of the at least one chamber (1) and into the plurality of loops (4,6), sequentially in a continuous manner. In the illustrated embodiment, the homogenously mixed raw materials may be circulated into the loop (4) initially for the predefined residence time and subsequently circulated into the loop (6) for the predefined residence time. During circulation of the homogeneous mixture of raw materials, the raw materials may undergo fermentation, where the raw material mixture transforms into alcohol-water mixture by releasing carbon-di-oxide and heat, as shown in equation 1. In an embodiment, the homogenous mixture of raw material circulates within the plurality of loops (4, 6) in telescopic motion, thereby increasing the activity of the yeast to increase the fermentation speeds.

Glucose ?(?-Yeast )Alcohol + Carbon Dioxide + Heat-------eq (1)

As fermentation is an exothermic reaction in which glucose under the action of yeast produces alcohol along with carbon dioxide and generates heat. It is known in the art that, with increase in heat, the working efficiency of yeast to convert the fermentable sugar into alcohol reduces, thereby resulting in reduced conversion efficiency. Hence, in order to optimize the temperature of the raw material mixture [thus, semi fermented raw material mixture] which is circulating in each of the plurality of loops (4, 6), may be passed through the at least one thermal equalizer (5), which is fluidly coupled to each of the plurality of loops (4, 6). In the at least one thermal equalizer (5), temperature of the semi fermented raw material mixture may be regulated (thus, reduced) to predetermined level, which may be suitable for effective operation of the yeast. In addition, the carbon-di-oxide generated may be released through the one or more vents in the at least one thermal equalizer (5) to adjust pH of the homogenous mixture of raw materials.

Further, the fermented raw materials from the loop (6) may be tapped and fed into the distillation column (8), in which the alcohol may be manufactured from the fermented raw materials. That is, the tapped product (thus, the alcohol-water solution) from the at least one loop (6) may be transferred into a distillation column (8), where desired grade of alcohol may be separated from the fermented mixture. The remains of the alcohol-water solution which generally consists of water may be drained via a drain plug (7).

In an embodiment, the system (100) facilitates in continuous circulation of the raw materials into the plurality of loops (4,6), sequentially which may facilitate in continuous production of the alcohol. This aids in reducing the production time to about 12 to 15 hours unlike conventional system (100) which requires around 45 to 50 hours for production of alcohol.

In an embodiment, the system (100) also includes a plurality of valves (10) positioned within the system (100) for controlling the flow of the homogenous fermentable sugars mixture in the system (100). The plurality of valves (10) may be of flow control valves such as but not limiting to a check valve, gate valve and a butterfly valve.

In an embodiment, production of alcohol is continuous since the system (100) of the present disclosure adapts plurality of loops (4,6), in which the output from one loop (4) of the reactor becomes the input feed to the next loop (6) in the reactor. In an embodiment, this arrangement overcomes the problem of decreased or limited productivity with high conversion rate. This is achieved, as the reactors achieve higher total conversion for an equal cumulative residence time. In further embodiment, the fermentable mixture residence time in the later stages is always less than in the early stages. As an advantage, the system (100) as disclosed in the present disclosure has high conversion the over conventionally known systems.

In an embodiment, the system (100) of the present disclosure is compact and simple in construction.

Equivalents:

With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.

It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system (100) having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances, where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system (100) having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.” While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting.

Referral Numerals:

Referral numeral Description
1 Chamber
2 Stirrer
3 Pumps
4, 6 Loops
5 Thermal equalizer, pH stabilizer
7 Drain plug
8 Distillation column
9 Conveyers
10 Valves
11 Channels
100 System

We Claim:

A system (100) for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol, the system (100) comprising:

at least one chamber (1) configured to receive the raw materials, wherein the at least one chamber (1) is configured to homogenously mix the raw materials;
a plurality of loops (4,6) fluidly connected to the at least one chamber (1) and configured to receive the homogenously mixed raw materials, wherein the homogenously mixed raw materials is continuously circulated within each of the plurality of loops (4,6), sequentially, for fermenting the homogenously mixed raw materials;
at least one thermal equalizer (5) fluidly connected to a portion of each of the plurality of loops (4,6) at predetermined lengths, wherein the at least one thermal equalizer (5) is configured to receive and regulate temperature of the homogenously mixed raw materials; and
a distillation unit (8) fluidly connected to at least one loop (4) of the plurality of loops (4,6), wherein the distillation unit (8) is configured to receive the fermented raw materials from the at least one loop (6) to manufacture alcohol from the fermented raw materials.

The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein continuous circulation or one pass flow of the homogenous mixture of raw materials in each of the plurality of loops (4,6) is in telescopic motion.

The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one thermal equalizer (5) is defined with one or more vents to release carbon-di-oxide generated during fermentation of the homogenous mixture of raw materials and to adjust temperature and pH of the homogenous mixture of raw materials.

The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distillation unit (8) comprises an evaporator and a condenser arrangement for separating alcohol from the fermented raw materials.

The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, comprises a plurality of valves (10) configured to control flow of the homogenous mixture of raw materials between the at least one chamber (1), the plurality of loops (4,6), at least one thermal equalizer (5) and the distillation unit (8).

The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, comprises one or more pumps (3) configured to circulate the homogenous mixture of raw materials between the at least one chamber (1), the plurality of loops (4,6), the at least one thermal equalizer (5) and the distillation unit (8) at a predefined flow rate.

The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fermented raw materials is an alcohol-water mixture.

The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the raw materials are fermentable sugars, water and yeast.

A method for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol, comprising:
feeding continuously, raw materials into at least one chamber (1) to produce homogenous mixture of raw materials;
circulating continuously, the homogenous mixture of raw materials into each of a plurality of loops (4,6), wherein the homogenous mixture of raw materials undergoes fermentation during movement, within the plurality of loops (4,6); and
receiving continuously, the fermented raw materials by a distillation column (8) to separate alcohol from the fermented raw materials.

The method as claimed in claim 9, comprises selectively passing the homogenous mixture of raw materials into at least one thermal equalizer (5) for regulating temperature of the homogenous mixture of raw materials.
Dated 19th day of April 2022

Gopinath Arenur Shankararaj
IN/PA 1852
OF K&S PARTNERS
AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT
,CLAIMS:We Claim:

1. A system (100) for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol, the system (100) comprising:

at least one chamber (1) configured to receive the raw materials, wherein the at least one chamber (1) is configured to homogenously mix the raw materials;
a plurality of loops (4,6) fluidly connected to the at least one chamber (1) and configured to receive the homogenously mixed raw materials, wherein the homogenously mixed raw materials is continuously circulated within each of the plurality of loops (4,6), sequentially, for fermenting the homogenously mixed raw materials;
at least one thermal equalizer (5) fluidly connected to a portion of each of the plurality of loops (4,6) at predetermined lengths, wherein the at least one thermal equalizer (5) is configured to receive and regulate temperature of the homogenously mixed raw materials; and
a distillation unit (8) fluidly connected to at least one loop (4) of the plurality of loops (4,6), wherein the distillation unit (8) is configured to receive the fermented raw materials from the at least one loop (6) to manufacture alcohol from the fermented raw materials.

2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein continuous circulation or one pass flow of the homogenous mixture of raw materials in each of the plurality of loops (4,6) is in telescopic motion.

3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one thermal equalizer (5) is defined with one or more vents to release carbon-di-oxide generated during fermentation of the homogenous mixture of raw materials and to adjust temperature and pH of the homogenous mixture of raw materials.

4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distillation unit (8) comprises an evaporator and a condenser arrangement for separating alcohol from the fermented raw materials.

5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, comprises a plurality of valves (10) configured to control flow of the homogenous mixture of raw materials between the at least one chamber (1), the plurality of loops (4,6), at least one thermal equalizer (5) and the distillation unit (8).

6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, comprises one or more pumps (3) configured to circulate the homogenous mixture of raw materials between the at least one chamber (1), the plurality of loops (4,6), the at least one thermal equalizer (5) and the distillation unit (8) at a predefined flow rate.

7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fermented raw materials is an alcohol-water mixture.

8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the raw materials are fermentable sugars, water and yeast.

9. A method for continuous fermentation of raw materials for manufacturing alcohol, comprising:
feeding continuously, raw materials into at least one chamber (1) to produce homogenous mixture of raw materials;
circulating continuously, the homogenous mixture of raw materials into each of a plurality of loops (4,6), wherein the homogenous mixture of raw materials undergoes fermentation during movement, within the plurality of loops (4,6); and
receiving continuously, the fermented raw materials by a distillation column (8) to separate alcohol from the fermented raw materials.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, comprises selectively passing the homogenous mixture of raw materials into at least one thermal equalizer (5) for regulating temperature of the homogenous mixture of raw materials.
Dated 19th day of April 2022

Gopinath Arenur Shankararaj
IN/PA 1852
OF K&S PARTNERS
AGENT FOR THE APPLICANT