Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator
Eurycoma longifolia or Tongkat Ali water extract is a valued product in the phytochemical industry. This work features the modelling and optimisation of a Tongkat Ali water extract production using SuperPro Designer®, a batch process simulator. The objective of this work is to design an economicall...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2005
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/5444/ http://eprints.utm.my/5444/1/ArunasalamAthimulam2005_ModellingAndOptimisationOfTongkatAli.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848891055300149248 |
|---|---|
| author | Athimulam, Arunasalam Kumaresan, Sivakumar Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji Abdul Aziz, Ramlan |
| author_facet | Athimulam, Arunasalam Kumaresan, Sivakumar Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji Abdul Aziz, Ramlan |
| author_sort | Athimulam, Arunasalam |
| building | UTeM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Eurycoma longifolia or Tongkat Ali water extract is a valued product in the phytochemical industry. This work features the modelling and optimisation of a Tongkat Ali water extract production using SuperPro Designer®, a batch process simulator. The objective of this work is to design an economically viable production scheme for a locally developed Tongkat Ali extract production process. The current pilot scale production scheme of Tongkat Ali extract was used to simulate the base case process. Four alternative production schemes were further developed with several debottlenecking and optimisation strategies. The final alternative scheme was reported to achieve a product yield of 3.00%, with an annual production of 1137.72 kg of Tongkat Ali extract. The minimum batch cycle time was reduced from 24.4 hours in the base case to 8.04 hours. Economic analysis determined that the proposed alternative production scheme has an annual revenue of $6.32M, with a 38.6% gross margin and a 32.9% return on investment. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T20:51:53Z |
| format | Conference or Workshop Item |
| id | utm-5444 |
| institution | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T20:51:53Z |
| publishDate | 2005 |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | utm-54442010-06-01T15:30:48Z http://eprints.utm.my/5444/ Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator Athimulam, Arunasalam Kumaresan, Sivakumar Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji Abdul Aziz, Ramlan T Technology (General) Eurycoma longifolia or Tongkat Ali water extract is a valued product in the phytochemical industry. This work features the modelling and optimisation of a Tongkat Ali water extract production using SuperPro Designer®, a batch process simulator. The objective of this work is to design an economically viable production scheme for a locally developed Tongkat Ali extract production process. The current pilot scale production scheme of Tongkat Ali extract was used to simulate the base case process. Four alternative production schemes were further developed with several debottlenecking and optimisation strategies. The final alternative scheme was reported to achieve a product yield of 3.00%, with an annual production of 1137.72 kg of Tongkat Ali extract. The minimum batch cycle time was reduced from 24.4 hours in the base case to 8.04 hours. Economic analysis determined that the proposed alternative production scheme has an annual revenue of $6.32M, with a 38.6% gross margin and a 32.9% return on investment. 2005 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/5444/1/ArunasalamAthimulam2005_ModellingAndOptimisationOfTongkatAli.pdf Athimulam, Arunasalam and Kumaresan, Sivakumar and Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee and Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji and Abdul Aziz, Ramlan (2005) Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator. In: The Second Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM) International Conference, April 27-30, 2005, Manila, Philippines. |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Athimulam, Arunasalam Kumaresan, Sivakumar Foo, Dominic Chwan Yee Sarmidi, Mohamad Roji Abdul Aziz, Ramlan Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator |
| title | Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator |
| title_full | Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator |
| title_fullStr | Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator |
| title_short | Modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator |
| title_sort | modelling and optimisation of tongkat ali water extract production utilising a batch process simulator |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
| url | http://eprints.utm.my/5444/ http://eprints.utm.my/5444/1/ArunasalamAthimulam2005_ModellingAndOptimisationOfTongkatAli.pdf |