Department of Chemical and Environmental
Engineering, International University –
Vietnam National University.
THESIS PROPOSAL
Process Simulation and Economic
Evaluation of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol
(ABE) Fermentation Derived from
Biomass Feedstocks Utilizing Aspen Plus.
Advisor: Dr. Nguyễn Thành Duy Quang
Dr. Phùng Thanh Khoa
Student: Lâm Nhật Nam – BTCEIU21098
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INTRODUCTION
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Biofuel
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Biobutanol
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Ref: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040914
Biobutanol
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Ref: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-90040-9.00035-7
Biobutanol
The fermentation process
Processing
Sugar
Biomass
Biobutanol
Separation Fermentation ABE
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Hypothesis
Cellulose/Xylose/Lignin (2:1.33:1)
Acetone/Butanol/Ethanol (?:6.33:? g/L)
Reflux stream
Purge stream
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Ref: Stochastic Process Optimization using Aspen Plus®
References Separation Model
A simplified model !
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Ref: SEPARATION OF ACETONE-BUTANOL-ETHANOL MIXTURE BY A HYBRID PROCESS
References Separation Model
Low Butanol feed composition (2 mol%)
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Ref: Design and Control of Distillation Systems for Separating Azeotropes
References Separation Model
High Butanol feed composition (10 mol% or greater)
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Ref: Design and Control of Distillation Systems for Separating Azeotropes
DETAIL CONTENT
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Project Workflow
Analysis of the Quantification of Process development
provided MATLAB Acetone and Ethanol utilizing Aspen Plus to
code within the concentrations in the separate Butanol from
fermentation model 𝐹2 feed stream ABE concentrate
Propose a future Exergy analysis to Comparative evaluation
work based on the optimize process of the process against
outcome of this performance, improve existing literature to
project overall sustainability simplifications
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Pre-treatment
Case study: Sugarcane bagasse
Component Content Unit
C 45.5 𝑤𝑡%
H 5.6 𝑤𝑡%
N 0.3 𝑤𝑡%
O 45.2 𝑤𝑡%
Cellulose 34 𝑤𝑡%
Hemicellulose 24 𝑤𝑡%
Lignin 25 𝑤𝑡%
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Pre-treatment
https://emeraldecovations.com/bagasse-sugarcane/
Pretreatment and Enzymatic
Processing Saccharification
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Fermentation
Batch Fermentation Process
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Separating Method
Vacuum Pervaporation
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
Poly[(trimethylsilyl)propyne] (PTMSP)
Energy-intensive
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Ref: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.49611
Separating Method
Sweeping Gas Pervaporation
Maintain vapor
pressure gradient
Large of
inert gas
Gas-control
system
Hollow fiber
Selectivity
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Ref: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00256-9
Separating Method
Distillation
n-Butanol
Water waste
𝐹1 Distillation
𝐹2 Liquid-Liquid ABE and
Extraction concentrate Solvent
Fermentation recovery
Aqueous stream Solvent stream
recycling recycling
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Liquid-Liquid Extraction
For counter-current flow, from material balance:
F = Rf + E (1)
𝐹: Total flow of feed.
𝑅𝐹 : Raffinate stream.
𝐸: Sum of the Extract.
Apply conservation of mass for Butanol, expand (1):
X feed F + X sol S f = X ext E + X raf R f (2)
𝑋𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑑 : molar fraction of Butanol in the feed.
𝑋𝑠𝑜𝑙 : molar fraction of Butanol in the solvent.
𝑋𝑒𝑥𝑡 : molar fraction of Butanol in the extract.
𝑋𝑟𝑎𝑓 : molar fraction of Butanol in the raffinate.
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Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Apply steady-state, combine (1) – (2):
X feed F + X sol S f = X ext ( F − R f ) + X raf R f (3)
Negligible feed contribution or steady dilution
Rf X ext − X sol
= (4)
Sf X feed − X raf
The Extraction Factor (𝜀) can be derived from (4):
Sf
= K
Rf (5)
Slope of equilibrium line
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Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Plug (4) into (5) to obtain
( X feed − X raf )
= K (6)
( X ext − X sol )
Hence from (6), derive Kremser Equation:
− 1 X feed − X sol / K 1
ln +
X raf − X sol / K (7)
N=
ln()
Number of theorical stages (N) to maximize the separation
method.
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Thank you for
your attention
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