Avaliação da tecnologia de hidrolise acida de bagaço de cana / Evaluation surgarcane bagasse acid hydrolysis technology

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

One of the current concerns in the world is the energy supply for next decades, since the main energy source used nowadays is oil, a not renewable and increasingly expensive fossil fuel. Acid hydrolysis of cellulosic materials, with a subsequent fermentation of the hydrolyzed to obtain ethanol, has been considered an important alternative to produce ethanol on large scale to achieve the aims related to the production of carburetant alcohol from sugar cane. The objective of this study was to evaluate the technology of acid hydrolysis from sugarcane bagasse to produce simultaneously glucose and furfural. The model considers fluid dynamics, the cellulose as potential glucose and small particles (_ 0.5 mm), so the reactions can be considered pseudo-homogeneous irreversible first-order. The Process Flow Diagram was developed with the best yields of the reactor. The economic analysis the economic feasibility of the process was evaluated. An isothermal plug flow reactor was used to study the continuous acid hydrolysis of pretreated sugarcane bagasse. The model developed can predict glucose and furfural best yields of 75% and 50%, respectively, at 240 oC, 0.5 % wt and 30 s of residence time. According to the fluid dynamic, the terminal velocity of fibre-type and pith-type particles are very small, thus the suspension cannot be fed at the top of the reactor. Moreover, the risk of deposition of particles in the reactor is prevented. The variables analyzed for the simulation in UNISimTM are solids weight fraction and suspension flow rate. The simulation in UNISimTM leaded to economic analysis of solids weight fraction of 15% and 25%. According to economic analysis, the optimal operational plant uses 48 (13332 kg/h) tons of sugarcane bagasse daily. It produces about 2.042 million kg of ethanol and 1.47 million kg of furfural annually. The fixed capital investment in plant and equipment is estimated at US$ 1.388 million and US$ 0.295 million, respectively. It generates annual gross profit of US$ 0.417 million and has operating profits of US$ 0.174 million.

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reaction kinetics reatores quimicos acid hydrolysis viabilidade economica surgarcane bagasse bagaço de cana straight transport reactor hidrolise cinetica quimica simulation simulação (computadores) economic analysis fluidodinamica fluid dynamics

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