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Downstream process development of biobutanol using deep eutectic solvent

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Biobutanol is produced from lignocellulose fermentation. Owing to the abundance of this feedstock and the similarities between the properties of biobutanol and gasoline, biobutanol represents a promising alternative to current crude-oil-based automotive fuel. Environmentally friendly recovery of biobutanol from the fermentation products is essential for achieving carbon-neutral production. Because extraction substantially lowers the energy demand for distillation, an eco-friendly deep eutectic solvent (DES) was applied for biobutanol extraction here, and the non-random two-liquid (NRTL) parameters that were compatible with the process design program were derived using experimental measurements and molecular simulations. For the liquid-liquid equilibrium (LLE) parameter estimation, a non-iterative procedure was introduced with a suitable arrangement of binary parameters for the DES. Compared to previous studies, the process design results indicate a marked reduction in energy consumption for the near-complete recovery of high-purity biobutanol, requiring a comparable investment.

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Abbreviations

a:

binary interaction parameter [-]

b:

binary interaction parameter [-]

G:

Gibbs free energy or defined in Eq. (3) [Jmol−1]

K:

equilibrium constant [-]

L:

liquid fraction [-]

l :

component liquid fraction [-]

N:

number of components or phases [-]

P:

pressure [Pa]

R:

ideal gas constant [Jmol−1K−1]

T:

absolute temperature [K]

x:

liquid composition [-]

z:

feed composition [-]

α :

non-randomness parameter [-]

γ :

activity coefficient [-]

τ :

defined in Eq. (2) [-]

φ :

fugacity coefficient [-]

I:

liquid I

II:

liquid II

T:

total system

c:

component number

i:

component i

j:

component j

k:

component k

l:

component l

m:

component m

p:

phase number

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We would like to thank Professor Yongchul G. Chung of Pusan National University for advising the RASPA implementation.

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    Byoung Chul Kim

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Kim, B.C., Park, J.W. & Kim, Y.H. Downstream process development of biobutanol using deep eutectic solvent. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 40, 205–214 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-022-1265-2

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