Industrial process modeling of continuous alcholic fermentation in cascade bioreactors / Modelagem de processo industrial de fermentação alcoolica continua com reatores de mistura ligados em serie

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2005

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This work aimed to determinate a model that best describes the industrial scale alcoholic fermentation in continuous serial mixing reactors. Software was developed in order to establish the kinetics parameters, using analysis data performed on samples from operating plants. The models described by Tosseto (2002), Lee; Pagan; Rogers (1983) and Levenspiel (1980), did not display physical incoherence or even convergence problems that described alcoholic fermentation kinetics. The kinetics parameters shown in all models presented similar values, like K (substrate limitation) was 3,0:t 0,4, Pmáx (limited product concentration) was 92:t 9 and YN (product inhibition power factor) was 5,3:t 0,9. The K (substrate inhibition) studied by Tosseto (2002) was 27:t 5. X máx (cell mass inhibition) and YM (cell mass inhibition factor power) were respectively 1O0:t 1 and 0,9:t 0,1 to Lee; Pagan; Rogers (1983). The kinetics parameters abranger due the substrate inhibition obtained by Tosetto (2002) this model was chosen in order to implement the simulating software. The stady state simulation is about system s mass balance algebric equations resolution and is capable to dimension the fermentation step in new plants to be implanted while the unstady state simulation have the intention to evaluate modifications during the plant operation and the differential equations obtained from mass balance must be resolved by numerical methods, in this case, was used the fouth order Runge-Kutta

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alcool - combustivel - industria biotecnologia computer simulation mathematical models usinas - simulação por computador chemical processes fermentação alcohol fuel industry biotechnology modelos matematicos processos quimicos power-plants fermentation

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