Fermentation tank collapse in Minnesota
January 5, 2011
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In Minnesota, a 270,000-gallon corn mash fermentation tank at the Al-Corn Clean Fuels in Claremont collapsed inside a building about 1:30 a.m. New Year’s Day, draining nearly all the mash from the tank and another connected to it.
About 420,000 gallons of mash spilled and about 100,000 gallons escaped the building, but most stayed on Al-Corn land. Most of the mash in the building was recovered and is being turned into ethanol. The 100,000 gallons that leaked equates to about 10,000 bushels of corn.
No injuries were reported, but the plant suffered some structural damages that are yet to be appraised.
Category: Fuels
