Bioplastics Process Modeling
SUPERSTRUCTURE-BASED OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR BIOPOLYMER PRODUCTION PROCESSES
DESCRIPTION
PLAPIQUI has the following capabilities:
Formulation of dynamic mechanistic models for fermentation process based on mass balances.
Model calibration to specific fermentation conditions through dynamic parameter estimation techniques.
Model validation against experimental data.
Design and optimization of biopolymer production process including:
• Mass and energy balances
• Detailed equipment design
• Cost correlations
Model development using customized software solutions.
Economic assessment of potential processing pathways for the production of PHAs from different carbon sources as raw materials: crude and purified glycerol, corn starch, cassava starch, glucose, sugarcane sucrose, sugarcane molasses.
Parametric sensitivity analysis of key model parameters.