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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 152, 2018
9th Eureca 2017 International Engineering Research Conference
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Article Number | 01004 | |
Number of page(s) | 19 | |
Section | Chemical Engineering | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815201004 | |
Published online | 26 February 2018 |
Synthesis of A Sustainable Sago-Based Value Chain via Fuzzy Optimisation Approach
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School of Engineering, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
2
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia, 62200, Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: YokeKin.Wan@taylors.edu.my
Sago starch is one of the staple foods for human, especially in Asia’s Region. It can be produced via sago starch extraction process (SSEP). During the SSEP, several types of sago wastes are generated such as sago fiber (SF), sago bark (SB) and sago wastewater (SW). With the increase in production of existing factories and sago mills, the sago industrial practice in waste disposal management is gaining more attention, thus implementation of effective waste management is vital. One of the promising ways to have effective waste management is to create value out of the sago wastes. In a recent study, sago-based refinery, which is a facility to convert sago wastes into value-added products (e.g., bio-ethanol and energy) was found feasible. However, the conversion of other value added products from sago wastes while considering the environmental impact has not been considered in sago value chain. Therefore, an optimum sago value chain, which involved conversion activities of sago wastes into value-added products, is aimed to be synthesised in this work. The optimum sago value chain will be evaluated based on profit and carbon emissions using fuzzy-based optimisation approach via a commercial optimisation software, Lingo 16.0. To illustrate the the developed approach, an industrial case study has been solved in this work.
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