Patent ID: 7078201

Claim:
A process for efficiently producing ethanol through application of anaerobic fermentation comprising: a. providing a closed vessel having both an inlet and outlet, and at least one feed inlet for introducing of fermentable mash into the vessel; b. said fermentable mash having a percentage of ingredients selected from the group including at least one of corn, milo, barley, wheat, oats, sugar cane, and molasses; c. said fermentable mash including water in an amount between about 55% to 90% by weight; d. adding an enzyme into the mash-water mixture to initiate the enzymatic breakdown of the starch content of the mash; e. adding a yeast into the mixture to further initiate the fermentation process; f. aerating the fermenting mash in the vessel through the addition of pressurized air or oxygen into the contained mash; g. continuing the aeration of the aqueous mash solution in the closed vessel and determining the oxidation-reduction potential of the fermenting mash and maintaining a voltage potential between about −250 millivolts to +50 millivolts to attain the most efficient fermentation of the mash to achieve the maximum ethanol yield.