A system and method comprising one or more transducers and an alcohol
production facility having a liquid medium processing stream, the alcohol
production facility adapted for use with the one or more transducers is
provided. In one embodiment, the one or more transducers apply sonication
to the liquid medium processing stream in one or more locations. In one
embodiment, the alcohol production facility is an ethanol production
facility. In one embodiment, the ethanol production facility utilizes a
dry grind process, modified dry grind process or wet milling process. The
systems and methods of the present invention utilize sonication at the
frequencies and intensities required on an industrial scale to reduce the
production cost of alcohol, such as ethanol, by improving alcohol yield
per bushel, reducing processing times for higher throughput, reducing
operating costs, and increasing the marketability of co-products, among
other benefits.
