MULTI-STAGE OPTIMAL CONTROL OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION

Authors

  • Florencia Duarte
  • Giovanna Joris
  • Alejandro Beccaria
  • Rodolfo Dondo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52292/j.laar.2020.56

Keywords:

multi-stage optimal control, sorghum bagasse, hydrolysis;, fermentation, Distillation

Abstract

The dynamics of production and purification of ethanol from sorghum lignocellulosic materials by a three stages process was modeled and optimized in this work. The process involves a first stage for hydrolyzing sweet sorghum bagasse; a second stage for fermenting the generated sugars and a third stage for the separation of ethanol. Kinetic and distillation equations were embedded into macroscopic balances in order to derive a mathematical model used to solve the three-stage optimal control problem. The aim was to maximize the process productivity by optimally managing the controlled flows between units and by optimally fixing the switching times between the process stages. 

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Published

2020-05-05

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 3 (2020): Latin American Applied Research

Section

Chemical Engineering

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