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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
MODELING OF MICROALGAE OIL EXTRACTION
Submission Author:
Heloísa da Silva , PR
Co-Authors:
Heloísa da Silva, Wellington Balmant, Dhyogo Miléo Taher, Diego de Lima Sousa, JOSÉ VIRIATO COELHO VARGAS
Presenter: Diego de Lima Sousa
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0863
Abstract
The microalgae fit into sustainable energy sources, besides contributing to the biofixation of CO2 in the process of photosynthesis and its biomass has high benefit. From this biomass, it is possible to extract lipids that can be used as source of raw material for the production of biodiesel. Thus, this project will present the modeling and simulation of this crucial stage of the process, which is the extraction of the oil from the microalgae biomass. The model is based on the interactions between the solvent and the substrate, considering that each one has a different function in the process. Simulation results showed good agreement with the expected behavior in the extractions, since the states of equilibrium of the model approximate the values found in the literature.
Keywords
modeling, extraction, microalgae
