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The problems associated with the efficient production of fuel ethanol from lignocellulosic waste/materials necessitate a multidisciplinary integrated systems approach, combining various fields in an optimal fashion. These fields/disciplines are genetic engineering, membrane/polymer science, mathematical modeling and process control, and finally nonlinear dynamics and optimization. This paper explores the conditions for increasing the productivity and yield of ethanol by fermentation using mathematical modeling and nonlinear analysis. A possible increase of the sugar conversion and ethanol productivity using periodic and chaotic operation at high sugar concentrations is investigated for continuous stirred tank fermentors with and without ethanol-selective membranes. Continuous ethanol removal using membranes leads to increased productivity and tends to stabilize the system by eliminating the oscillations. Simulations show that, in some pathological cases, increasing the area of the ethanol-removal membranes can lead to a decreased yield and productivity in certain regions.
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