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Abstract
Fuel ethanol is the largest liquid biofuel in volume, which is produced predominantly from sugar and starch-based feedstock. The United States and Brazil are the largest fuel ethanol producers in the world. The objective of this study is to increase ethanol production using SuperPro Designer v 4.53 software. Recently, the simulation process with computerized softwares has attached considerable attention to increase ethanol production, In this study, operation control and simulation were designed to increase the ethanol production (simulation and operational control. By means of ideal regulation of temperature, pressure, nutrient supply, and molasses) using software. Applying the softwares to predict the results is a new technique. A simulation for fermentation unit to increase ethanol production, followed by comparing the feedback with the actual data from the plant. The process simulation model starts with the construction of a temperature dependent kinetic model using batch fermentation cultures. Then, a continuous fermentation process for ethanol was simulated using the kinetic model that fit the experimental measurements. The simulation was based on the process flow chart. The production of ethanol after 5 hours of fermentation resulted in an increasing ethanol from 6 to 7%. The fermentation time was reduced to 5 hours. Compared with (9 to 18) hours in the traditional fermentation methods.
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Copyright © 2025 Mohammed M. Widatalla. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
