scholarly journals Techno-Economic Analysis for Bioethanol Plant with Multi Lignocellulosic Feedstocks

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-328
Author(s):  
Penjit Srinophakun ◽  
Anusith Thanapimmetha ◽  
Thongchai Rohitatisha Srinophakun ◽  
Pramuk Parakulsuksatid ◽  
Chularat Sakdaronnarong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Ethanol Yield ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch

Oil palm empty fruit bunch and trunk are classified as primary lignocellulosic residues from the palm oil industry. They are considered to be promising feedstocks for bioconversion into value-added products such as bioethanol. However,using these lignocellulosic materials to produce bioethanol remains a significant challenge for small and medium enterprises. Hence, techno-economic and sensitivity analyses of bioethanol plant simultaneously treating these materials were performed in this study. The information based on preliminary experimental data in batch operations wasemployed to develop a simulation of an industrial-scale semi-continuous production process. Calculations of mass balance, equipment sizes, and production cost estimation of the production plant of various capacities ranging from 10,000 L/day to 35,000 L/day were summarized. The result based on 20 years of operation indicated that the net present value of theplant of lower capacities was negative. However,thisvalue became positive when the plant operated with a higher capacity, 35,000 L/day.The highest ethanol yield, 294.84 LEtOH/tonfeedstock, was produced when the planttreated only an empty fruit bunch generating 8.94% internal rate of return and US$0.54 production cost per unit.Moreover, the higher oil palm trunk ratio in the feedstock, the lower ethanol yield contributing to the higher production cost per unit.©2020. CBIORE-IJRED. All rights reserved

Process Simulation and Economic Analysis of Rhamnolipid Production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch as Substrate

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Andrea Gilang Fauzi ◽  
Cut Nanda Sari ◽  
Andre Fahriz Perdana Harahap ◽  
Muhammad Yusuf Arya Ramadhan ◽  
Misri Gozan
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Process Simulation ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Rhamnolipid Production ◽  
Surfactant Production ◽  
Purification Methods

Surfactants are amphiphilic molecules that have been used in widely used as emulsifier and cleaning agent in various industries. These broad industrial applications made the global surfactant production increased annually. In 2020, the amount of global surfactant production estimated would reach more than 24 million per year. However, the currently used surfactants are synthetically produced from chemical or petroleum-derived products, so it is often toxic and non-biodegradable. Rhamnolipids are “surfactant like” molecules produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which could be alternatives for more environmentally friendly surfactants. The use of rhamnolipids is quite limited due to its expensive production cost. The production cost of rhamnolipid could be reduced using by agro-industrial by-product as a substrate. One of the abundant agro-industrial by-products in Indonesia that can be used as a substrate for rhamnolipid production is Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB). This study employed SuperPro Designer v9.5 to performed process simulation and economic assessment of rhamnolipid production using OPEFB as a substrate through two different purification methods, which are solvent extraction and chromatography adsorption. Based on the process simulation that has been done, the process that used adsorption chromatography purification methods more efficient in terms of the usage of the feedstock and energy. The economic assessment also showed that these methods were more profitable and economically attractive, with the value of NPV 11.400.000 USD, IRR 11,64%, and Payback Period 6,21 years.

scholarly journals Design, Cost Estimation and Sensitivity Analysis for a Production Process of Activated Carbon from Waste Nutshells by Physical Activation

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 945
Author(s):  
Marcelo León ◽  
Javier Silva ◽  
Samuel Carrasco ◽  
Nelson Barrientos
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Cost Estimation ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Total Annual Cost ◽  
Physical Activation ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
Tax Rate

A conceptual design of an industrial production plant for activated carbon was developed to process 31.25 tons/day of industrial waste nutshells as the raw material and produce 6.6 ton/day of activated carbon using steam as an activation agent. The design considered the cost of the main equipment, the purchase price of the nutshells, basic services, and operation. A sensitivity analysis was developed, considering the price of the finished product and the volume of raw material processing varied up to ±25%. Furthermore, the total annual cost of the product was determined based on the production of 2100 tons/year of activated carbon. Two cash flows were developed and projected to periods of 10 years and 15 years of production, using a tax rate of 27%, a low discount rate (LDR) of 10% per year, and without external financing. For a 10-year production project, the net present value (NPV) was USD 2,785,624, the internal return rate (IRR) 21%, the return on investment (ROI) 25%, and the discounted payback period (DPP) after the fifth year. Considering a project with 15 years of production, the NPV was USD 4,519,482, the IRR at 23%, the ROI 24%, and the DPP after the fifth year of production.

scholarly journals A Novel Biodiesel and Glycerol Carbonate Production Plant

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nghi T. Nguyen ◽  
Yaşar Demirel
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Glycerol Carbonate ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Carbonate Production ◽  
Market Values ◽  
Value Added Products

Crude glycerol is the byproduct of biodiesel production plant and the economic value of glycerol may affect the profitability of the biodiesel production plant. As the production rate of bioglycerol increases, its market values drop considerably. Therefore, conversion of bioglycerol into value-added products can reduce the overall cost, hence, leading to a more economical biodiesel production plant. In a direct carboxylation reaction, CO2 reacts with glycerol to produce glycerol carbonate and water. This study presents a direct comparison of the economic analysis of the conventional biodiesel production plant and the possible next generation biodiesel-glycerol carbonate production plant. At the end of 15-year project, the net present value of the biodiesel-glycerol carbonate production plant is $13.21 million higher than the conventional biodiesel plant. The stochastic model has predicted that the biodiesel-glycerol carbonate and conventional biodiesel production plants has about 30% and 63% chance of getting negative net present value, respectively. Heterogeneous catalyst, Ca3La1, is used for transesterification reaction to reduce separation steps in the biodiesel production process.

scholarly journals Effects of carboxymethyl cellulose extracted from oil palm empty fruit bunch stalk fibres on the physical properties of low-fat ice cream

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
D.M. Parid ◽  
A.S. Baharuddin ◽  
R. Kadir Basha ◽  
M.A. P. Mohammed ◽  
A. Mat Johari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Carboxymethyl Cellulose ◽  
Complete Solution ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Ice Cream ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Low Fat ◽  
A Value ◽  
The One

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is a food additive that plays an important role in the structure-forming of most food. The current extraction of CMC from wood has created competition with the wood industries. To ensure the sustainability of CMC, the search for alternatives to wood is critical. A study on the extraction of CMC from oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) stalk fibres (SCMC) was successfully carried out previously by the authors. In this study, the potential application of SCMC on low-fat ice cream properties was investigated. Liquid ice cream mix with SCMC had a higher viscosity (129.4 cP) when compared to the control sample (25.5 cP). However, the viscosity of liquid ice cream mix produced using SCMC was slightly lower than the one produced using the commercial CMC (360 cP). The overrun of the SCMC low-fat ice cream was slightly lower (35.2%) than the one produced using commercial CMC (41.5%). The resistance of SCMC and commercial CMC low-fat ice creams towards melting were about the same (60.28% and 58.75% respectively). The commercial CMC produced slightly harder (38.19 N) ice cream than the one with SCMC (28.88 N). Thus, the low-fat ice cream produced using SCMC is comparable with the low-fat ice cream produced using commercial CMC. This indicates the reliability of the extracted CMC from OPEFB stalk fibres to be applied in food, and thus creates a complete solution for the utilization of palm oil mill by-product to produce a value-added product.

Upgrading of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch to Value-Added Products

2014 ◽  
pp. 63-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustakimah Mohamed ◽  
Suzana Yusup ◽  
Wahyudiono ◽  
Siti Machmudah ◽  
Motonobu Goto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Value Added Products

The Effects of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Sorbent Sizes on Plumbum (II) Ion Sorption

2016 ◽  
Vol 1133 ◽  
pp. 542-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safoura Daneshfozoun ◽  
Bawadi Abdullah ◽  
M. Azmuddin Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Aqueous System ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Water Remediation ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Intra Particle Diffusion ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB) contributes more than 50% of oil palm biomass wastes in Malaysia. This provides tremendous opportunities for value-added product generation from recycling and utilizing its latent capacity. In this work, the performance of physically-pretreated OPEFB fibers without any chemical treatment for Pb2+ removal from aqueous system was evaluated. Three different size ranges (1-5 cm, 0.5-2 mm and 0.005-0.02 mm) of raw sorbent, pH (4-10) and contact time (2-150 min) for Pb2+ batch adsorption were tested. The kinetic data were evaluated by the pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion model. The experimental data were well described by the pseudo-second-order model with r2=0.997. Adsorption efficiency was size-dependent with about 38% sorption increase at 0.005-0.02 mm, and reached 94% efficiency, achieved 47.49 mg/g capacity with 500 ppm Pb2+ at pH 7.5, in 60 min. The eco-friendly, low cost sorbent can be applied as green, effective adsorbent in waste water remediation.

scholarly journals Optimization of phenol adsorption onto biochar from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB)

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Hadjar Md Arshad ◽  
Norzita Ngadi ◽  
Syieluing Wong ◽  
Noraishah Saidina Amin ◽  
Fatin Amirah Razmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heating Rate ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Small Degree ◽  
Phenol Removal ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Phenol Adsorption ◽  
Adsorbent Surface ◽  
Hydroxyl Compounds ◽  
Temperature Time

Malaysia, as one of the leading palm oil producers in the world faces problems in disposal of oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB), which can be converted into various value-added products, including adsorbents. This study investigated the adsorption of phenol from its solution using biochar produced from EFB through carbonization. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) with Box-Behnken design was used to investigate the effects of three parameters (temperature, time and heating rate) during carbonization on phenol removal by the biochar produced. This was followed by process optimization based on statistical analysis. The results indicated that the optimized carbonization conditions were; 500 °C for temperature, 10 °C/min of heating rate and 80 min for reaction time, which led to 7.57% of phenol removal. SEM revealed coarse and uneven surface of the biochar surface, with small degree of pore development. Comparison between FTIR spectrum of EFB and biochar revealed the loss of water and hydroxyl compounds from EFB during carbonization. The lack of oxygenated groups (especially carbonyl groups) on the adsorbent surface as well as limited number of pores were the possible reasons leading to low phenol adsorption by biochar, therefore conversion of the biochar to activated carbon was necessary for higher adsorption performance. 

scholarly journals A review on the potential of empty fruit bunch (EFB) compost as growing medium for oil palm seedling production

Food Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S4) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
N.A. Zakri ◽  
S. Adam
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Seedling Production ◽  
Research Information ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Growing Medium ◽  
Oil Palm Industry ◽  
By Products

The oil palm industry is among the important sectors in Malaysia. The productions of palm oil keep increasing year by year due to high demand from other countries, generating an abundance of wastes from the field and the mill. These wastes may significantly affect the environment. Composting is one of the methods to reduce the volume of waste. The compost material is widely used especially in agriculture activities due to its properties which have been enhanced during the composting process. Empty fruit bunch (EFB) compost mostly returns to the soil as mulch to conserve soil moisture and acts as organic fertilizer since it contains high nutrients needed by the plant. Currently, the depletion of fertile soil leads to less availability of growing medium, especially in the nursery. The properties of the growing medium are important to ensure better root development of seedlings and subsequently affect the overall plant growth. Therefore, numerous studies have been conducted to identify the suitable growing medium as a substitute for topsoil which is currently limited to raising seedlings in the nursery. This review examines the current methods of composting EFB and provides summarized research information on the effect of EFB compost on oil palm seedling growth. The oil palm wastes that are properly managed could produce value-added by-products and promotes sustainable agriculture practices.

scholarly journals Techno-Economic Evaluation of Hand Sanitiser Production Using Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch-Based Bioethanol by Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) Process

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 5987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Fahriz Perdana Harahap ◽  
Jabosar Ronggur Hamonangan Panjaitan ◽  
Catia Angli Curie ◽  
Muhammad Yusuf Arya Ramadhan ◽  
Penjit Srinophakun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Simultaneous Saccharification And Fermentation ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Cellulose Content ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Simultaneous Saccharification

Oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) is a potential raw material abundantly available for bioethanol production. However, the second-generation bioethanol is still not yet economically feasible. The COVID-19 pandemic increases the demand for ethanol as the primary ingredient of hand sanitisers. This study evaluates the techno-economic feasibility of hand sanitiser production using OPEFB-based bioethanol. OPEFB was alkaline-pretreated, and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) was then performed by adding Saccharomyces cerevisiae and cellulose enzyme. The cellulose content of the OPEFB increased from 39.30% to 63.97% after pretreatment. The kinetic parameters of the OPEFB SSF at 35 °C, which included a µ max, ks, and kd of 0.018 h−1, 0.025 g/dm3, and 0.213 h−1, respectively, were used as input in SuperPro Designer® v9.0. The total capital investment (TCI) and annual operating costs (AOC) of the plant were $645,000 and $305,000, respectively, at the capacity of 2000 kg OPEFB per batch. The batch time of the modelled plant was 219 h, with a total annual production of 32,506.16 kg hand sanitiser. The minimum hand sanitiser selling price was found to be $10/L, achieving a positive net present value (NPV) of $108,000, showing that the plant is economically feasible.

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