Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation

This paper proposes a new optimal control model for the production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) viamicrobial fed-batch fermentation. The proposed model is governed by a nonlinear multi stage dynamic system with two modes: feeding mode, in which glycerol and alkali substrates are added continuously to...

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Main Authors: Wang, L., Lin, Qun, Loxton, Ryan, Teo, Kok Lay, Cheng, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13423
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author Wang, L.
Lin, Qun
Loxton, Ryan
Teo, Kok Lay
Cheng, G.
author_facet Wang, L.
Lin, Qun
Loxton, Ryan
Teo, Kok Lay
Cheng, G.
author_sort Wang, L.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This paper proposes a new optimal control model for the production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) viamicrobial fed-batch fermentation. The proposed model is governed by a nonlinear multi stage dynamic system with two modes: feeding mode, in which glycerol and alkali substrates are added continuously to the fermentor; and batch mode, in which no substrates are added to the fermentor. The non-standard objective function incorporates both the final 1,3-PD yield and the cost of changing the input feeding rate, which is the control variable for the fed-batch fermentation process. Continuous state inequality constraints are imposed to ensure that the concentrations of biomass, glycerol, and reaction products lie within specified limits. Using the constraint transcription method, we approximate the continuous state inequality constraints by a conventional inequality constraint to yield an approximate parameter optimization problem. We then develop a combined particle swarm and gradient-based optimization algorithm to solve this approximate problem. The paper concludes with simulation results.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-134232018-10-08T00:34:45Z Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation Wang, L. Lin, Qun Loxton, Ryan Teo, Kok Lay Cheng, G. Multistage dynamic systems Fed-batch fermentation Total variationa Nonlinear systems Optimal control This paper proposes a new optimal control model for the production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PD) viamicrobial fed-batch fermentation. The proposed model is governed by a nonlinear multi stage dynamic system with two modes: feeding mode, in which glycerol and alkali substrates are added continuously to the fermentor; and batch mode, in which no substrates are added to the fermentor. The non-standard objective function incorporates both the final 1,3-PD yield and the cost of changing the input feeding rate, which is the control variable for the fed-batch fermentation process. Continuous state inequality constraints are imposed to ensure that the concentrations of biomass, glycerol, and reaction products lie within specified limits. Using the constraint transcription method, we approximate the continuous state inequality constraints by a conventional inequality constraint to yield an approximate parameter optimization problem. We then develop a combined particle swarm and gradient-based optimization algorithm to solve this approximate problem. The paper concludes with simulation results. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13423 10.1016/j.jprocont.2015.04.011 Elsevier Ltd. fulltext
spellingShingle Multistage dynamic systems
Fed-batch fermentation
Total variationa
Nonlinear systems
Optimal control
Wang, L.
Lin, Qun
Loxton, Ryan
Teo, Kok Lay
Cheng, G.
Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation
title Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation
title_full Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation
title_fullStr Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation
title_full_unstemmed Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation
title_short Optimal 1,3-propanediol production: Exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation
title_sort optimal 1,3-propanediol production: exploring the trade-off between process yield and feeding rate variation
topic Multistage dynamic systems
Fed-batch fermentation
Total variationa
Nonlinear systems
Optimal control
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13423