Dynamics of continuous flash fermentation for butanol production

Autor(es)

Mariano, Adriano Pinto ; Borba Costa, Caliane Bastos ; de Angelis, Dejanira de Franceschi ; Maugeri Filho, Francisco ; Pires Atala, Daniel Ibraim ; Wolf Maciel, Maria Regina ; Maciel Filho, Rubens ; Bardone, E ; Viglia, A

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: IBIC2010: 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; v. 20, p. 6-pg., 2010-01-01.

Resumo

The ABE (acetone, butanol, ethanol) fermentation is characterized by its low productivity. In this paper, this issue is overcome with an innovative industrial process that employs the flash fermentation technology. The process consists of three interconnected units, as follows: fermentor, cell retention system (tangential microfiltration) and vacuum flash vessel (responsible for the continuous recovery of butanol from the broth). The dynamic behaviour of the process is described by a non-linear mathematical model with kinetic parameters determined experimentally. From simulations of the mathematical model the dynamic characteristic of the process were investigated. Analyzes of the open-loop dynamic behavior of the process, after step perturbations in the manipulated variables, determined the best control structures for the process. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 06/55177-9 - Estudo teorico e experimental de processos de cristalizacao, convencionais e para obtencao de nanoparticulas: implementacao do controle preditivo em cristalizadores e de politicas operacionais.
• Beneficiário: Caliane Bastos Borba Costa
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 07/00341-1 - Modelagem, simulacao e controle de um processo fermentativo continuo extrativo de producao de butanol.
• Beneficiário: Adriano Pinto Mariano
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado