Finally, it is important to mention that in the near future the DWDC will be operated in a continuous form; for that reason, now we are installing valves and pumps to conduct future research. In the batch and semicontinuous studies, it has been demonstrated that we can obtain high purity ethanol as distillate, but compositions in side stream and bottoms product will be
measured in the continuous operation where three products are obtained. Also, it is important to note that the batch and semibatch distillation options are very energy intensive; as a result, the total energy analysis will be conducted for the continuous operation in order to calculate if reductions can be achieved by this intensification operation.