Advanced pilot plant design for collagen production from hydrobiological waste in Callao, Perú

Authors

Gutierrez Cuba, Cesar

Cordova, Adrian

Loayza, Jessy

Cabrera, Jose Carlo

Carrasco, Luis

Sanchez, Maria

Abstract

In Peru, about 60% of fish industry raw material ends up as hydrobiological waste, generating spoilage which affects environmental quality. From this waste we can extract collagen by acid-alkalyne process, and using innovative automated processes we can maximize collagen extraction. This article aims to propose a pilot scale plant conceptual process design for collagen extraction from these residues. We used material balance equations in order to scale-up this process and we propose a complete automation using a commercial PLC model. Conceptual process design based on our own experimental phase, as well as batch reactors technical details used in the pilot plant and the justification for the use of these types of reactors and specialized pumps, like sealless centrifugal pump, or stepper motor diaphragm pump, as well as their applications in the collagen extraction process, are explained. Subsequently, the continuous modular design and automatic operation of the equipment is described.