Photo-Optical In-Situ Measurement of Drop Size Distributions: Applications in Research and Industry
| Autor: | Maria Cuellar, Laura Reinecke, Robert P. Panckow, Sebastian Maaß |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Technische Universität Berlin (TU), SOPAT GmbH |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Engineering General Chemical Engineering Energy Engineering and Power Technology Separator (oil production) 02 engineering and technology lcsh:Chemical technology lcsh:HD9502-9502.5 020401 chemical engineering Bioreactor lcsh:TP1-1185 0204 chemical engineering Process engineering [PHYS]Physics [physics] Drop size Chromatography business.industry Turbulence technology industry and agriculture 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 6. Clean water lcsh:Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade Cost reduction Fuel Technology Biofuel Oil droplet 0210 nano-technology business |
| Zdroj: | Oil & Gas Science and Technology, Vol 72, Iss 3, p 14 (2017) Oil & Gas Science & Technology: revue de l'Institut Francais du Petrole, 72(3) Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Revue d'IFP Energies nouvelles Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Revue d'IFP Energies nouvelles, Institut Français du Pétrole, 2017, 72 (3), pp.14. ⟨10.2516/ogst/2017009⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1953-8189 1294-4475 |
| Popis: | International audience; The exact knowledge of Drop Size Distributions (DSD) plays a major role in various fields of applications to control and optimise processes as well as reduce waste. In the microbial production of advanced biofuels, oil droplets are produced under turbulent conditions in an aqueous medium containing many surface active components, which might hinder the recovery of the product. Knowledge of DSD is thus essential for process optimisation. This study demonstrates the capability of a photo-optical measurement method for DSD measurement in fermentation broth and in plate separators aimed at cost reduction in the microbial production of advanced biofuels. Measurements were made with model mixtures in a bioreactor, and at the inlet and outlet of a plate separator. In the bioreactor, the method was effective in detecting a broad range of droplet sizes and in differentiating other disperse components (e.g. microbial cells and gas bubbles). In the plate separator, the method was effective in determining the influence of the varied parameters on the separation efficiency. |
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