Open AccessComputational Implementation of Required Industrial Unit Operations for Bio-Plastic Production From Starch Extracted from Banana Peels by Aerobic Fermentation using Rizophus Oryzae
Author(s) -
A. B. Bello,
Katia Borrego Morales,
Leidy T. Sánchez,
V. Lidueñez,
Angeli Leal,
G Gelves
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1655/1/012078
Subject(s) - lactic acid , fermentation , starch , production (economics) , pulp and paper industry , food science , industrial production , environmental science , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , agricultural engineering , biology , engineering , bacteria , genetics , keynesian economics , economics , macroeconomics
In this research computer modeling was performed with the SuperPro Designer Software to simulate the industrial-scale production of poly-lactic acid using the Rizophus oryzae fungus. The previous to predict the higher output of poly-lactic acid from different strategies: in the first study, a PLA production of 5.56 (kg/h) was obtained with an operating cost of USD 121,722,644/year. Based on the results, improvements were made to the process. The first alternative resulted in a PLA production of 43.64 (kg/h) with a total operating cost of USD 37,356,085/year. The second improved significant differences in terms of the most massive production of PLA was 64.97 (kg/h), with an annual operating cost of USD 55,334,811 being the most promising to be carried on an industrial scale.