Abstract
The decrease in energy sources, the increase in energy demand and the environmental concerns have caused to be in search of renewable and cleaner sources compared to fossil fuels. Biobutanol stands out as an alternative which has superior fuel properties compared to other alcohol-based biofuels. In this study, a novel flowsheet configuration providing high-purity alcohol products is developed for isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) purification process. First, the flowsheet is optimized by minimizing the total annual cost (TAC). Then, a plantwide control structure is designed for the optimized process configuration. The proposed control structure is evaluated by exposing it to disturbances. The results show that the developed control structure provides a robust control for this process configuration.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Computer Aided Chemical Engineering |
| Publisher | Elsevier B.V. |
| Pages | 1167-1172 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | Computer Aided Chemical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Volume | 50 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1570-7946 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
This research is financially supported by Research Fund of the Istanbul Technical University (Project Number: MGA-2019-42280).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi | MGA-2019-42280 |
Keywords
- IBE fermentation
- azeotropic mixture
- biobutanol purification
- plantwide control
