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An improved boiler that allows distillation of ethanol from a continuous flow of a hydrous feedstock compound, which may be beer or other semi-solid substance. The internal compartment of the boiler is separated into different zones by a plurality of primary baffle plates and secondary baffle plates

An improved boiler that allows distillation of ethanol from a continuous flow of a hydrous feedstock compound, which may be beer or other semi-solid substance. The internal compartment of the boiler is separated into different zones by a plurality of primary baffle plates and secondary baffle plates. The hydrous feedstock compound is heated as it passes from one zone to another zone and ethanol inside the hydrous feedstock compound vaporizes. The ethanol rich vapor is channeled through a collector column and then collected for further processing. The temperature of the hydrous feedstock compound is slightly different from one zone to another zone because of ethanol concentration changes as the hydrous feedstock compound moves from one zone to another. At the last zone, where most of ethanol is removed, the remaining hydrous feedstock compound is removed from the boiler.

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What is claimed is: 1. An ethanol boiler for removal of ethanol from an ethanol-containing semi-liquid feedstock, comprising:a substantially horizontal main body having a hollow interior thereof, the hollow interior having a top portion and bottom portion and first end and second end;the first end i

What is claimed is: 1. An ethanol boiler for removal of ethanol from an ethanol-containing semi-liquid feedstock, comprising:a substantially horizontal main body having a hollow interior thereof, the hollow interior having a top portion and bottom portion and first end and second end;the first end including an inlet for admitting a flow of the semi-liquid feedstock into the interior of the body;the second end including an outlet for the semi-liquid feedstock;a plurality of baffle plates within the interior of the body between the first end and second end, each baffle plate having at least one passage therethrough to permit passage of the semi-liquid feedstock from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the plurality of baffle plates comprises at least one primary baffle plate and at least one secondary baffle plate;at least one heating element for heating the semi-liquid feedstock to vaporize at least some of the ethanol in the semi-liquid feedstock while the semi-liquid feedstock passes from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the at least one heating element comprises at least one electrical heating rod;at least one vent on the top portion of the body, the vent allowing vaporous ethanol to exit from the interior of the body;wherein the at least one heating element passes through and is held by the plurality of baffle plates.