Robust modeling of a microalgal heterotrophic fed-batch bioreactor

Microalgal feedstocks have shown potential for the production of biofuels and fine chemicals. Recently, an optimal experimental input profile for the identification of parameters of a microalgal bioreactor, containing 6 states and 12 unknown parameters has been proposed. In this work, the proposed design is implemented and parameters are estimated. It was found that the parameter estimation procedure can be made more computational efficient by the use of a novel iterative non-linear model reparameterization algorithm. By applying the proposed algorithm to experimental data, a good degree of output prediction was achieved along with bounds on the parameter values. The final, validated, model can be used for optimal control and process simulation.

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