Simulation Study and Sensitivity Analysis of Gamma-Valerolactone Production from Ethyl Levulinate

Authors

  • Agung Ari Wibowo Department of Chemical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 9, Malang, 65141, Indonesia
  • Mufid Mufid Department of Chemical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 9, Malang, 65141, Indonesia
  • Asalil Mustain Department of Chemical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 9, Malang, 65141, Indonesia
  • Dhoni Hartanto Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Gd. E1 Kampus Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang, 50229, Indonesia
  • Rizqy Romadhona Ginting Study Program of Chemical Engineering, Department of Industrial and Process Technology, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, Jl. Soekarno Hatta KM 15, Balikpapan 76127, Indonesia
  • Vania Mitha Pratiwi Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), Surabaya 60111, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.97.2.186196

Keywords:

Gamma-valerolactone, biomass, hydrogenation, Ethyl Levulinate, NRTL

Abstract

Gamma-valerolactone (GVL) is emerging as a promising renewable fuel because it can be produced from renewable materials such as biomass. This article presents a conceptual design and simulation of the conversion of ethyl levulinate into GVL biofuel by hydrogenation process using ChemCAD 7.1.2 software. The process simulation method involves selecting a thermodynamic model, defining component chemicals, selecting suitable operating units and identifying operating conditions. The NRTL thermodynamic model was used for the liquid phase modeling and SRK for the vapor phase fugacity calculation. The binary interaction parameter of NRTL thermodynamic model was regressed from experimental vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) data. A sensitivity analysis of the effect of feed temperature on the GVL purification distillation column was carried out to obtain the optimum value for the distillation column configuration.

Author Biographies

Agung Ari Wibowo, Department of Chemical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 9, Malang, 65141, Indonesia

agung.ari@polinema.ac.id

Mufid Mufid, Department of Chemical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 9, Malang, 65141, Indonesia

mufid@polinema.ac.id

Asalil Mustain, Department of Chemical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Malang, Jl. Soekarno Hatta No. 9, Malang, 65141, Indonesia

asalil89@polinema.ac.id

Dhoni Hartanto, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Gd. E1 Kampus Sekaran, Gunungpati, Semarang, 50229, Indonesia

squalleonhart@gmail.com

Rizqy Romadhona Ginting, Study Program of Chemical Engineering, Department of Industrial and Process Technology, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, Jl. Soekarno Hatta KM 15, Balikpapan 76127, Indonesia

rizqy.ginting@lecturer.itk.ac.id

Vania Mitha Pratiwi, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), Surabaya 60111, Indonesia

vaniamitha@mat-eng.its.ac.id

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Published

2022-07-16

How to Cite

Wibowo, A. A., Mufid, M., Mustain, A., Hartanto, D., Ginting, R. R., & Vania Mitha Pratiwi. (2022). Simulation Study and Sensitivity Analysis of Gamma-Valerolactone Production from Ethyl Levulinate. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 97(2), 186–196. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.97.2.186196

Issue

Vol. 97 No. 2: September (2022)

Section

Articles