Fermentation & Saccharification Area Installation

Project Summary

Robinson was awarded a $15.2 million contract by a global ethanol company for erection of prefabricated pipe racks and process modules in the fermentation and stillage areas of their new biomass-to-ethanol biorefinery located in Hugoton, Kansas.

Robinson’s scope of work in the fermentation area included erection of modular pipe rack structures, both at grade on concrete foundations and on top of stainless steel storage tanks approximately 60 ft above grade; installation of various process equipment skids including pump skids, tank skids, piping manifolds, valves, eyewash stations, etc.; welding of stainless and carbon steel piping to connect the pipe rack sections; installation of interconnecting pipes between tanks, process equipment, and pipe racks; and all pressure testing and touch up painting.

The work in the stillage area included installation of approximately 40 pieces of process equipment including process skids, pumps, tanks, valves, mixers, agitators, squeeze plates, etc.; installation of 19,000 lin ft of 1 in. to 30 in. stainless and carbon steel interconnecting process piping between the pipe racks and equipment; and all pressure testing and touch up painting.