scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of a Vinasse Pilot Plant Scale-Up on the Key Processes of the Ethanol Supply Chain

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocio Ramos-Hernández ◽  
Dulce Rocio Mota-López ◽  
Cuauhtémoc Sánchez-Ramírez ◽  
Giner Alor-Hernández ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Cane Sugar ◽  
Order Fulfillment ◽  
Sale Price ◽  
Livestock Feed ◽  
Pilot Plant Scale ◽  
Water Pollutant ◽  
The Impact

One of the byproducts generated in the cane sugar production is molasses, which is used for ethanol distillation. However, one of the problems of distilleries is vinasse. Vinasse is highly water pollutant and is dumped untreated in lakes or rivers and damages the environment. The company FALA developed a pilot plant that uses vinasse to produce a type of livestock feed called MD60. In this paper, the impact of the pilot plant’s scale-up in the key processes of the company’s supply chain is analyzed. With the help of a sensitivity analysis, this study finds the values that would allow the company to improve its order fulfillment indicator and to increase profits, assuming an expected demand by the introduction of this new product into the market. The results show that (1) the pilot plant fulfills 32% of the orders, (2) according to the current vinasse storage capacity, it is possible to fulfill up to 77% of the orders by scaling up the pilot plant, (3) to satisfy 100% of the orders, it is necessary to use all the vinasse generated, and (4) the highest profit is reached by processing all the vinasse and by considering the upper sale price.

Evaluation of Nanofiltration for the Recovery of Brine from Sugar Liquor Decolourising Resin Regeneration Waste

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 339-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Meadows ◽  
S. Wadley ◽  
C. A. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Ion Exchange Resin ◽  
Cane Sugar ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Regeneration System ◽  
Salt Consumption ◽  
Pilot Plant Scale ◽  
Plant Trials ◽  
Resin Regeneration

The recovery of brine from the regeneration effluent from cane sugar Liquor decolourising ion exchange resin by means of nano filtration has been investigated on a Laboratory and pilot plant scale. This effluent is produced at 80°C and contains up to 110 g/ℓ of sodium chloride and up to 6 g/ℓ (as total carbon) of organic matter. The SelRO MPT-30 membrane was selected for the pilot plant trials, which were carried out at 3 MPa and 45 °C or 60 °C. Point retention values ranged from (-2) to 15 % for sodium chloride and from 71 to 93 % for total carbon. Final water recoveries between 69 and 83 % were investigated. The sodium chloride recovery ranged from 64 to 81 % and the total carbon removal ranged from 79 to 89 %. Based on experiments using the salt-rich fraction of the effluent and a water balance over the regeneration system, it was calculated that a 30 % reduction in effluent volume and a 60 % reduction in salt consumption could be achieved. In the tests carried out so far, the use of the recovered brine in the regeneration of pilot resin columns did not lower the decolourising capacity of the resin.

Pilot-plant scale extraction of phenolic compounds from mango leaves using different green techniques: Kinetic and scale up study

2016 ◽  
Vol 299 ◽  
pp. 420-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma Teresa Fernández-Ponce ◽  
Behnaz Razi Parjikolaei ◽  
Hamed Nasri Lari ◽  
Lourdes Casas ◽  
Casimiro Mantell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Pilot Plant Scale ◽  
Mango Leaves ◽  
Scale Up Study

Pilot plant scale-up of the production of optimized starch-based biocomposites loaded with cellulosic nanocrystals from Posidonia oceanica waste biomass

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 100730
Author(s):  
Isaac Benito-González ◽  
Gülden Göksen ◽  
Zaida Pérez-Bassart ◽  
Amparo López-Rubio ◽  
Rafael Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Pilot Plant Scale

Study and Application of Magnesium Removal Technique in Zinc Hydrometallurgy

2014 ◽  
Vol 997 ◽  
pp. 610-613
Author(s):  
Shao Long Wang ◽  
Ting Lei ◽  
Zhe Shi ◽  
Ya Bin Liu ◽  
Fan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Process Condition ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Optimal Process ◽  
Pilot Plant Scale ◽  
Magnesium Removal ◽  
Removal Technique ◽  
Zinc Hydrometallurgy ◽  
The Impact

Mg2+ removal technique in Zn hydrometallurgy was investigated in a single-factor-based test to examine the impact of NaF dose, pH, reactive duration and the reactive temperature on NaF-based Mg removal and the optimal process condition for NaF-based Mg removal was obtained as below: at the actual NaF dose 0.8~1.0 times as much as the theoretical dose, pH 4.0~4.5, reactive duration of 60~75 mins and the reactive temperature 60~75 °C, the agitation rpm of 400. The up to 85.5% of all Mg can be removed, which can be referenced in any experiment at a pilot-plant scale.

A Systematic Investigation on the Preparation of 2, 6-Diamino-3, 5-Dinitropyridine

2011 ◽  
Vol 236-238 ◽  
pp. 2299-2302
Author(s):  
Yan Hong Wang ◽  
He Zhao ◽  
Y.D. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Reactant Ratio ◽  
Optimal Route ◽  
Optimal Method ◽  
Synthesis Route ◽  
Pilot Plant Scale

In this paper, the preparation of 2, 6-diamino-3, 5-dinitropyridine (DADNP) were systematically investigated. The optimal method was found. The key parameters have been systematically studied, such as the synthesis route, temperature, solvent, time, the reactant ratio, and the purification route. The optimal route was confirmed and would have an important reference for pilot plant scale-up.

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