Studziński Waldemar, Podczarski Michał, Piechota Justyna, Buziak Marzena, Yakovenko Myroslava, Khokha Yurii
Department of Food Analysis and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Seminaryjna 3, 85-326 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Centre for Academic Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jurija Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
Molecules. 2025 Jul 18;30(14):3028. doi: 10.3390/molecules30143028.
The production of spirits generates significant amounts of waste in the form of fusel oils-previously treated mainly as an environmental problem. This paper presents an innovative installation designed to recover valuable components from this difficult waste. The key achievement is the effective separation and recovery of pyrazine derivatives-natural aromatic compounds with high utility value in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. The designed system allows for the recovery of as much as 98% of pyrazines and isoamyl alcohol and isobutanol fractions with a purity above 96%, which is a significant advance compared to previous disposal methods. The installation was designed to be consistent with the idea of a circular economy, maximizing the use of by-products and minimizing losses. The results of the work indicate that fusel oils, previously perceived as waste, can become a source of valuable secondary raw materials, and the presented solution opens up new possibilities for the sustainable development of the alcohol industry.
烈酒生产会产生大量以杂醇油形式存在的废物,此前主要将其作为环境问题来处理。本文介绍了一种创新装置,旨在从这种棘手的废物中回收有价值的成分。关键成果是有效分离并回收了吡嗪衍生物,这些天然芳香化合物在食品、化妆品和制药行业具有很高的实用价值。所设计的系统能够回收高达98%的吡嗪以及纯度高于96%的异戊醇和异丁醇馏分,与以往的处理方法相比,这是一项重大进步。该装置的设计符合循环经济理念,最大限度地利用副产品并减少损失。研究结果表明,以前被视为废物的杂醇油可以成为有价值的二次原料来源,并且所提出的解决方案为酒精行业的可持续发展开辟了新的可能性。