Development of an energetic self-sufficient and economically viable integrated sub/supercritical fluid-based biorefinery by the aid of computational modeling and simulation

• Grant number: 15/06954-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: January 01, 2016
• End date: December 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Industries
• Principal Investigator: Maria Angela de Almeida Meireles Petenate
• Grantee: Juliana Queiroz Albarelli
• Supervisor: María José Cocero Alonso
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos (FEA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidad de Valladolid (UVa), Spain
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/18114-2 - Integral utilization of biomasses using sub/supercritical fluids: environmental, energetic and economic assessment of technological scenarios, BP.PD

Abstract

The goal of the project is to evaluate the economical feasibility of novel integrated biorefinery concepts in which high added value compounds are recovered and biofuel are produced with aid of sub/supercritical fluid-based technologies at different biomass processing steps. It will be evaluated the use of CO2 rich off-gases generated from a theoretical Brazilian sugarcane biorefinery producing first and second generation ethanol (being ethanol obtained from sugarcane bagasse employing cellulose hydrolysis in supercritical water method) to grow microalgae. The CO2 and the ethanol produced are proposed to be used, at its sub/supercritical state, in the microalgae high added value compounds recovery and product formulation (encapsulation and/or purification) steps. Also, other biomass resources rich in high added value compounds will be analyzed as raw material instead of microalgae in the biorefinery concept. It will be used computational modeling and simulation in order to develop an energetic self-sufficient and economically viable biorefinery concept. A computational framework will be developed for the systematic computer aided design and evaluation of polygeneration of products from the biomasses. The framework will be constructed to allow a holistic and consistent comparison of the different process and product options. Therefore, instead of considering sub/supercritical fluid processes as an isolated single step, in this research project, they will be evaluated taking an integrated approach to process development. The evaluation of the different proposed concepts will make use of the experimental data and thermodynamic calculation tools developed by the High Pressure Processes Group (HPP Group, University of Valladolid, Spain). (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)

ALBARELLI, J. Q.; MIAN, A.; SANTOS, D. T.; ENSINAS, A. V.; MARECHAL, F.; MEIRELES, M. A. A.. MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF SUPERCRITICAL WATER GASIFICATION OF LEFTOVER BRAZILIAN GINSENG ROOTS AFTER PHYTOCHEMICAL RECOVERY STEPS. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 3, p. 841-850, JUL-SEP 2017. (12/19304-7, 12/10685-8, 15/06954-1, 10/16485-5, 09/17234-9, 13/18114-2)

SANTANA, ADINA L.; ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; SOUZA, RENATO; MACHADO, NELIO T.; ARAUJO, MARILENA E.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. Kinetic behavior, mathematical modeling, and economic evaluation of extracts obtained by supercritical fluid extraction from defatted assai waste. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING, v. 107, p. 25-35, JAN 2018. (15/13299-0, 15/06954-1, 13/18114-2, 12/10685-8)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.; SALGADO, MARTA; RUEDA, MIRIAM. Techno-economic analysis of production of ammonia-borane confined in silica aerogel microparticles by subcritical CO2 drying. JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS, v. 138, p. 147-153, AUG 2018. (13/18114-2, 15/06954-1)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; JOSE COCERO, MARIA; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. Economic Analysis of an Integrated Annatto Seeds-Sugarcane Biorefinery Using Supercritical CO2 Extraction as a First Step. MATERIALS, v. 9, n. 6, JUN 2016. (15/06954-1, 12/10685-8, 13/18114-2, 15/13299-0)

TORRES, R. ABEL C.; SANTANA, ADINA L.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. A novel process for CO2 purification and recycling based on subcritical adsorption in oat bran. JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION, v. 34, p. 362-374, DEC 2019. (15/13299-0, 13/18114-2, 15/06954-1)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; ENSINAS, ADRIANO V.; MARECHAL, FRANCOIS; MATO, FIDEL A.; COCERO, MARIA J.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. Thermo-economic and environmental comparison of supercritical water and enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse in a biorefinery concept. ENERGY, v. 141, p. 139-148, DEC 15 2017. (15/06954-1, 12/10685-8, 15/13299-0, 13/18114-2)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; COCERO, MARIA JOSE; MEIRELES, MARIA ANGELA A.. Perspectives on the integration of a supercritical fluid extraction plant to a sugarcane biorefinery: thermo-economical evaluation of CO2 recycle systems. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 38, n. 1, p. 6-pg., 2018-01-01. (12/10685-8, 10/16485-5, 12/19304-7, 15/13299-0, 13/18114-2, 15/06954-1)

J. Q. ALBARELLI; A. MIAN; D. T. SANTOS; A. V. ENSINAS; F. MARÉCHAL; M. A. A. MEIRELES. Multi-objective Optimization of Supercritical Water Gasification of Leftover Brazilian Ginseng Roots After Phytochemical Recovery Steps. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 3, p. 841-850, 2017-07-00. (10/16485-5, 09/17234-9, 15/06954-1, 13/18114-2, 12/19304-7, 12/10685-8)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; ENSINAS, ADRIANO V.; MARECHAL, FRANCOIS; COCERO, MARIA J.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. Product diversification in the sugarcane biorefinery through algae growth and supercritical CO2 extraction: Thermal and economic analysis. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 129, n. B, SI, p. 776-785, DEC 2018. (15/06954-1, 12/10685-8, 13/18114-2, 15/13299-0)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; COCERO, MARIA JOSE; MEIRELES, MARIA ANGELA A.. Perspectives on the integration of a supercritical fluid extraction plant to a sugarcane biorefinery: thermo-economical evaluation of CO2 recycle systems. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v. 38, n. 1, p. 13-18, JAN-MAR 2018. (15/06954-1, 13/18114-2, 12/10685-8, 12/19304-7, 15/13299-0, 10/16485-5)

CHANDEL, ANUJ K.; ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; CHUNDAWAT, SHISHIR P. S.; PURI, MUNISH; MEIRELES, MARIA ANGELA A.. Comparative analysis of key technologies for cellulosic ethanol production from Brazilian sugarcane bagasse at a commercial scale. BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR, v. 13, n. 4, p. 994-1014, JUL 2019. (13/18114-2, 15/06954-1)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; ENSINAS, V, ADRIANO; MARECHAL, FRANCOIS; COCERO, MARIA J.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. Comparison of extraction techniques for product diversification in a supercritical water gasification-based sugarcane-wet microalgae biorefinery: Thermoeconomic and environmental analysis. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, v. 201, p. 697-705, NOV 10 2018. (15/13299-0, 15/06954-1, 13/18114-2, 12/10685-8)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. Thermo-economic evaluation of a new approach to extract sugarcane wax integrated to a first and second generation biorefinery. BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, v. 119, p. 69-74, DEC 2018. (15/13299-0, 15/06954-1, 13/18114-2, 12/10685-8)

LEVAI, GYORGY; ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.; MARTIN, ANGEL; RODRIGUEZ-ROJO, SORAYA; JOSE COCERO, MARIA. Quercetin loaded particles production by means of supercritical fluid extraction of emulsions: Process scale-upstudy and thermo-economic evaluation. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING, v. 103, p. 27-38, MAY 2017. (13/18114-2, 15/06954-1)

VARDANEGA, RENATA; CARVALHO, PEDRO I. N.; ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; MEIRELES, ANGELA A.. Techno-economic evaluation of obtaining Brazilian ginseng extracts in potential production scenarios. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING, v. 101, p. 45-55, JAN 2017. (12/19304-7, 15/06954-1, 12/10685-8, 10/16485-5, 09/17234-9, 13/18114-2)

ALBARELLI, JULIANA Q.; SANTOS, DIEGO T.; ENSINAS, ADRIANO V.; MARECHAL, FRANCOIS; COCERO, MARIA J.; MEIRELES, M. ANGELA A.. Product diversification in the sugarcane biorefinery through algae growth and supercritical CO2 extraction: Thermal and economic analysis. RENEWABLE ENERGY, v. 129, p. 10-pg., 2018-12-01. (13/18114-2, 12/10685-8, 15/13299-0, 15/06954-1)

ALBARELLI, J. Q.; MIAN, A.; SANTOS, D. T.; ENSINAS, A. V.; MARECHAL, F.; MEIRELES, M. A. A.. MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF SUPERCRITICAL WATER GASIFICATION OF LEFTOVER BRAZILIAN GINSENG ROOTS AFTER PHYTOCHEMICAL RECOVERY STEPS. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, v. 34, n. 3, p. 10-pg., 2017-07-01. (15/06954-1, 12/10685-8, 10/16485-5, 09/17234-9, 12/19304-7, 13/18114-2)