(Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa im. Papieża Jana Pawła II w Białej Podlaskiej, 2017)
Harcsa, Imre Milán
Subject and purpose of work: The aim of the article is to demonstrate the two possible way of pálinka
distilling, also give a comparison about them regarding to the heating energy consumption. Also byproducts
and wastes are presented including their utilization possibilities.
Materials and methods: Based on practical experience it was created a model to calculate the difference
between the two distiller systems. It has been elaborated the issues of the waste treatment by interviews
at ten determinative Hungarian commercial distilleries.
Results: The calculations shows that with the newer one-step distilling equipment the owner can
reach about 25% energy saving. The results of the interviews shows that the full recycling of wastes is
unprecedented in Hungarian distilling plants.
Conclusions: The one-step distilling method is more energy efficient. It is recommended in newly built
plants and should be considered to replace the traditional two-step ones.