SuperPro Designer®, User-Oriented Software Used for Analyzing the Techno-Economic Feasibility of Electrical Energy Generation from Sugarcane Vinasse in Colombia

Processes

M.F. Villegas-Torres¹  Licelly Canizales¹  Nelson.H. Caicedo-Ortega²  Fredy Rojas²  CarlosA. Pizarro³ 

[1]Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Icesi, Calle 18 No. 122-135, Cali, Valle del Cauca 760031, Colombia

[2]Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Icesi, Calle 18 No. 122-135, Cali, Valle del Cauca 760031, Colombia

[3]MÖBIUS S.A.S., Carrera 61A No. 1D-25, Cali, Valle del Cauca 760035, Colombia

关键词: sugarcane-based vinasse;    anaerobic digestion;    SuperPro Designer^®;    techno-economic analysis;    sensitivity analysis;   

DOI  :  10.3390/pr8091180

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

SuperPro Designer^® is a process simulator software used for analyzing the techno-economic feasibility of large-scale bioprocesses. Its predetermined built-in features allow for easy implementation by non-experts, but a lack of examples limits its appropriation. This study aims to validate the implementation of SuperPro Designer^® by non-experts for the techno-economic analysis of anaerobic digestion in Colombia, using vinasse as feedstock. These results demonstrate the financial feasibility of such a process when a processing flow rate of 25 m³/h is ensured. Additionally, this study validates the manageability of the tool for assessing the economic feasibility of a technology, a key practice during technology development regardless of the area of expertise.

【 授权许可】

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