Synthesis of resource conservation network for the clay bath system in palm oil mills
Journal
Chemical Engineering Transactions
Journal Volume
21
Pages
907-912
ISBN
9788895608051
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Abstract
This work presents a mathematical model for resource conservation in a palm oil milling process via property integration. The focus is given to the clay bath system for solid separation based on density differences. In the present study, the clay bath is modeled as a semi-batch unit with dynamic changes. This is different from previous works where the clay bath is treated as a continuous unit with constant feed and effluent flow rates. The design problem is formulated as a nonlinear program based on a superstructure, with the objective function to minimize fresh resource consumption. Copyright ? 2010, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
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Other Subjects
Conservation; Effluents; Energy conservation; Milling (machining); Natural resources; Natural resources management; Nonlinear programming; Oil shale; Density difference; Effluent flow rate; Nonlinear programs; Objective functions; Property integration; Resource conservation; Resource consumption; Solid separation; Palm oil
Type
conference paper