Mixing design for enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse: methodology for selection of impeller configuration |
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Authors: | Luciano Jacob Corrêa Alberto Colli Badino Antonio José Gonçalves Cruz |
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Institution: | 1.PPGEQ/UFSCar, Chemical Engineering Graduate Program,Federal University of S?o Carlos,S?o Carlos,Brazil;2.Department of Chemical Engineering,Federal University of S?o Carlos,S?o Carlos,Brazil |
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Abstract: | One of the major process bottlenecks for viable industrial production of second generation ethanol is related with technical–economic difficulties in the hydrolysis step. The development of a methodology to choose the best configuration of impellers towards improving mass transfer and hydrolysis yield together with a low power consumption is important to make the process cost-effective. In this work, four dual impeller configurations (DICs) were evaluated during hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) experiments in a stirred tank reactor (3 L). The systems tested were dual Rushton turbine impellers (DIC1), Rushton and elephant ear (down-pumping) turbines (DIC2), Rushton and elephant ear (up-pumping) turbines (DIC3), and down-pumping and up-pumping elephant ear turbines (DIC4). The experiments were conducted during 96 h, using 10 % (m/v) SCB, pH 4.8, 50 °C, 10 FPU/gbiomass, 470 rpm. The mixing time was successfully used as the characteristic parameter to select the best impeller configuration. Rheological parameters were determined using a rotational rheometer, and the power consumptions of the four DICs were on-line measured with a dynamometer. The values obtained for the energetic efficiency (the ratio between the cellulose to glucose conversion and the total energy) showed that the proposed methodology was successful in choosing a suitable configuration of impellers, wherein the DIC4 obtained approximately three times higher energetic efficiency than DIC1. Furthermore a scale-up protocol (factor scale-up 1000) for the enzymatic hydrolysis reactor was proposed. |
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