Simulation of 1st generation sugarcane biorefinery in EMSO platform

• Grant number: 11/51902-9
• Support type: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Thematic Grants
• Duration: July 01, 2012 - June 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Antonio Maria Francisco Luiz Jose Bonomi
• Grantee: Antonio Maria Francisco Luiz Jose Bonomi
• Home Institution: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais (CNPEM). Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações (Brasil). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Co-Principal Investigators: Jose Antonio Silveira Goncalves ; Marco Giulietti ; Maria Regina Wolf Maciel ; Roberto de Campos Giordano ; Rubens Maciel Filho ; Silvia Azucena Nebra de Pérez
• Associated grant(s): 16/03586-4 - 2nd International Conference on biomass - IConBM2016, AR.EXT; 16/01105-9 - 38th symposium on biotechnology for fuels and chemicals, AR.EXT; 14/00636-5 - 12th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, AR.EXT; 13/15231-8 - Wastes 2013, AR.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/11468-9 - Implementation of a process unit for energy generation from vinasse and integration in a ethanol production biorefinary, BP.DD; 14/11003-3 - Industrial units costs modeling for sugarcane processing , BP.PD; 14/05077-4 - Construction of a computational module in EMSO suit to simulate and assess a BIGCC cycle (Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle), BP.MS; 12/22869-6 - Contributions to the development of the simulation of cane sugar biorefineries of first and second generation, BP.DR; 12/00414-7 - Anaerobic digestion of vinasse and pentoses liquor in integrated biorefineries of 1st and 2nd generation, BP.PD

Abstract

In the last few years, several R&D institutes, as well as private sector initiatives, have focused on the development of technological solutions aiming to increase the efficiency and sustainability (economic, environmental and social) of the production process of sugar, ethanol and bioelectricity from sugarcane. Moreover, it is clear that understanding and optimizing the 1st Generation plants are essential to enable the production of 2nd Generation ethanol. In this context, this project aims, through a coordinated effort of the research groups involved, the development of a "Virtual 1st Generation Sugarcane Plant" that allow to compare and optimize different technological routes in the production of sugar, ethanol and bioelectricity. In order to achieve the objectives of this proposal it will be used a simulation platform called EMSO (Environment for Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization) for the development of the Virtual Sugarcane Plant. This software, designed and developed in Brazil, is an equation-oriented dynamic simulator and process optimizer. The main feature of this software is the full access to the developed mathematical models and the ease of insertion of new models or improvement of the existing ones, enabling the development of a library of models specially focused on sugarcane plants. The development of the "Virtual 1st Generation Sugarcane Plant" represents a great challenge in terms of gathering and managing all information from all research groups: this proposal includes the collection of technical data on sugarcane plants, modeling and energy integration of several stages of production, acquisition of equipment costs as well as a collaborative and synergistic action of various groups through the management and sharing of large amounts of information and models generated along the project. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

FUKUSHIMA, NILTON ASAO; PALACIOS-BERECHE, MILAGROS CECILIA; PALACIOS-BERECHE, REYNALDO; NEBRA, SILVIA AZUCENA. Energy analysis of the ethanol industry considering vinasse concentration and incineration. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 142, p. 96-109, NOV 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

YAMAKAWA, CELINA K.; RIVERAB, ELMER CCOPA; KWON, HYUN; HERRERA AGUDELO, WILLIAM E.; SAAD, MARCELO B. W.; LEAL, JAIRO; ROSSELL, V, CARLOS E.; BONOMI, ANTONIO; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS. Study of influence of yeast cells treatment on sugarcane ethanol fermentation: Operating conditions and kinetics. Biochemical Engineering Journal, v. 147, p. 1-10, JUL 15 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

LOPEZ-CASTRILLON, CAROLINA; LEON, JUAN ALVARO; PALACIOS-BERECHE, MILAGROS CECILIA; PALACIOS-BERECHE, REYNALDO; NEBRA, SILVIA AZUCENA. Improvements in fermentation and cogeneration system in the ethanol production process: Hybrid membrane fermentation and heat integration of the overall process through Pinch Analysis. ENERGY, v. 156, p. 468-480, AUG 1 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.

CRESTANI, CARLOS E.; BERNARDO, ANDRE; COSTA, CALIANE B. B.; GIULIETTI, MARCO. Experimental data and estimation of sucrose solubility in impure solutions. Journal of Food Engineering, v. 218, p. 14-23, FEB 2018. Web of Science Citations: 2.

CORTES-RODRIGUEZ, EDGAR FERNANDO; FUKUSHIMA, NILTON ASAO; PALACIOS-BERECHE, REYNALDO; ENSINAS, ADRIANO V.; NEBRA, SILVIA A. Vinasse concentration and juice evaporation system integrated to the conventional ethanol production process from sugarcane - Heat integration and impacts in cogeneration system. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 115, p. 474-488, JAN 2018. Web of Science Citations: 5.

HENRIQUE, JOAO PAULO; DE SOUSA, JR., RUY; SECCHI, ARGIMIRO R.; RAVAGNANI, MAURO A. S. S.; COSTA, CALIANE B. B. Optimization of chemical engineering problems with EMSO software. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION, v. 26, n. 1, p. 141-161, JAN 2018. Web of Science Citations: 1.

DIAS, RAFAEL M.; CHIAVONE-FILHO, OSVALDO; BERNARDO, ANDRE; GIULIETTI, MARCO. Vapour-liquid equilibria for (water plus ethanol plus fructose): Experimental data and thermodynamic modelling. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS, v. 115, p. 27-33, DEC 2017. Web of Science Citations: 0.

CAVALETT, OTAVIO; CHAGAS, MATEUS F.; JUNQUEIRA, TASSIA L.; WATANABE, MARCOS D. B.; BONOMI, ANTONIO. Environmental impacts of technology learning curve for cellulosic ethanol in Brazil. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 106, n. SI, p. 31-39, NOV 1 2017. Web of Science Citations: 8.

PINA, EDUARDO A.; PALACIOS-BERECHE, REYNALDO; CHAVEZ-RODRIGUEZ, MAURO F.; ENSINAS, ADRIANO V.; MODESTO, MARCELO; NEBRA, SILVIA A. Reduction of process steam demand and water-usage through heat integration in sugar and ethanol production from sugarcane - Evaluation of different plant configurations. ENERGY, v. 138, p. 1263-1280, NOV 1 2017. Web of Science Citations: 13.

FONSECA, G. C.; COSTA, C. B. B.; CRUZ, A. J. G. COMPARING A DYNAMIC FED-BATCH AND A CONTINUOUS STEADY-STATE SIMULATION OF ETHANOL FERMENTATION IN A DISTILLERY TO A STOICHIOMETRIC CONVERSION SIMULATION. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 4, p. 1121-1131, OCT-DEC 2017. Web of Science Citations: 2.

CORTES-RODRIGUEZ, EDGAR FERNANDO; NEBRA, SILVIA A.; SOSA-ARNAO, JUAN HAROLD. Experimental efficiency analysis of sugarcane bagasse boilers based on the first law of thermodynamics. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, v. 39, n. 3, p. 1033-1044, MAR 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3.

G.C. FONSECA; C.B.B. COSTA; A.J.G. CRUZ. Comparing a Dynamic Fed-Batch and a Continuous Steady-State Simulation of Ethanol Fermentation in a Distillery to a Stoichiometric Conversion Simulation. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 4, p. -, Out. 2017.

LEON, JUAN A.; PALACIOS-BERECHE, REYNALDO; NEBRA, SILVIA A. Batch pervaporative fermentation with coupled membrane and its influence on energy consumption in permeate recovery and distillation stage. ENERGY, v. 109, p. 77-91, AUG 15 2016. Web of Science Citations: 4.

CARDOSO, T. F.; CHAGAS, M. F.; RIVERA, E. C.; CAVALETT, O.; MORAIS, E. R.; GERALDO, V. C.; BRAUNBECK, O.; DA CUNHA, M. P.; CORTEZ, L. A. B.; BONOMI, A. A vertical integration simplified model for straw recovery as feedstock in sugarcane biorefineries. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 81, p. 216-223, OCT 2015. Web of Science Citations: 13.

DE SOUZA DIAS, MARINA OLIVEIRA; MACIEL FILHO, RUBENS; MANTELATTO, PAULO EDUARDO; CAVALETT, OTAVIO; VAZ ROSSELL, CARLOS EDUARDO; BONOMI, ANTONIO; LIMA VERDE LEAL, MANOEL REGIS. Sugarcane processing for ethanol and sugar in Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT, v. 15, p. 35-51, JUL 2015. Web of Science Citations: 57.

PALACIOS-BERECHE, REYNALDO; ENSINAS, ADRIANO V.; MODESTO, MARCELO; NEBRA, SILVIA A. Double-effect distillation and thermal integration applied to the ethanol production process. ENERGY, v. 82, p. 512-523, MAR 15 2015. Web of Science Citations: 26.

PALACIOS-BERECHE, REYNALDO; ENSINAS, ADRIANO; MODESTO, MARCELO; NEBRA, SILVIA A. New alternatives for the fermentation process in the ethanol production from sugarcane: Extractive and low temperature fermentation. ENERGY, v. 70, p. 595-604, JUN 1 2014. Web of Science Citations: 16.

CHAVEZ-RODRIGUEZ, MAURO F.; MOSQUEIRA-SALAZAR, KLEVER JOAO; ENSINAS, ADRIANO V.; NEBRA, SILVIA A. Water reuse and recycling according to stream qualities in sugar-ethanol plants. ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, v. 17, n. 5, p. 546-554, OCT 2013. Web of Science Citations: 13.

MOSQUEIRA-SALAZAR, K. J.; PALACIOS-BERECHE, R.; CHAVEZ-RODRIGUEZ, M.; SEABRA, J.; NEBRA, S. A. Reduction of water consumption in an integrated first- and second-generation ethanol plant. ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, v. 17, n. 5, p. 531-535, OCT 2013. Web of Science Citations: 9.