TY - JOUR TI - Techno-economic evaluation of residue exhaustion in batch rectification ethanol production plant AU - Jaćimović Branislav M AU - Genić Srbislav B AU - Budimir Nikola J AU - Jarić Marko S JN - Thermal Science PY - 2017 VL - 21 IS - 6 SP - 2971 EP - 2980 PT - Article AB - This paper presents the techno-economic optimization of batch plant for production of rectified alcohol based on the concentration of ethanol in residue. The aim of the analysis was to determine the extent to which it is economically profitable to exhaust the residual liquid in boiler. The "profit production" criterion is used for calculations.