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COBEM 2023
27th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF MICROALGAE OIL EXTRACTION THROUGH FIXED BED REACTOR WITH SOLVENT PERFUSION
Submission Author:
Heloísa da Silva , PR
Co-Authors:
Heloísa da Silva, Wellington Balmant, Anne Defranceschi Oliveira, Flávio Júnior Santiago Silva, Iago Gomes Costa, Diego de Lima Sousa, JOSÉ VIRIATO COELHO VARGAS, André Bellin Mariano
Presenter: Heloísa da Silva
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2023.COB2023-0850
Abstract
Microalgae have gained growing attention globally due to their potential use in various industries, including the production of biofuels. One of the most valuable products derived from microalgae is oil, which can be converted into biodiesel. However, the extraction of oil from microalgae can be a challenging and costly process, mainly due to the energy demand required to operate the extraction processes. The suggested mathematical model relies on balancing mass transfer equations. By precisely anticipating the physical phenomena that occur during the extraction process, the model can ascertain the most favorable operational parameters like the rate of solvent flow and the duration of the extraction, among others. Knowledge of the mathematical model for this decisive stage of microalgae oil extraction enables obtaining valuable information regarding system behavior. Determining the key parameters makes it possible to identify critical variables in the process that affect extraction efficiency, an alternative for reducing the production costs of microalgae biodiesel. A subsequent study will be able to improve the yield of oil extraction since opportunities for optimizing the process can be identified through the determined kinetics.
Keywords
microalgae, Lipid Extraction, mathematical modeling
