Examples

The table below provides a brief description of all the examples that are shipped with SuperPro Designer and/or EnviroPro Designer (including those described in this chapter).

Q: Where are the example models installed?
A: There are many sample models created with SuperPro Designer that are installed with the software. They come from a variety of domains (Pharmaceutical Production, Bio-Fuels, Food Processing, etc.). All files are copied under the “Auxiliary Folder” that was provided during installation of the software. More specifically, they are located under the folder ‘Process Library’ and then ‘Examples’.

Note that even though the Auxiliary Folder location can be set by the user during installation, and thus it can be ANYWHERE in your file system, it defaults to:

C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intelligen\SuperPro Designer\v<MajVersionNo>,

Note that this is the same location where the database files and batch sheet templates are also copied during installation.

The sample simulation files are grouped into 6 domain folders based on their subject matter (domain of application):

● Bio-Fuel Production

● Bio-Material Production

● Environmental Applications

● Food Processing

● Pharmaceuticals

● Miscellaneous

● EPA / MACT Reporting Samples

● COM Engine Applications

Domain / Folder Name	Available in	Description

Bio-Fuels / AlgalOil	SuperPro Designer	This example provides a basic representation of an algae production and purification process that generates a lipid which could subsequently be converted into bio-diesel or jet fuel. It is recommended for users with interests in biofuel processes.
Bio-Fuels / BioDiesel	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example deals with the production of biodiesel from soybean oil and it is based on a process model developed by scientists at a research center of USDA. It is recommended for users who are interested in biofuel processes.
Bio-Fuels / Ethanol	SuperPro Designer	This example deals with the production of ethanol from corn stover. It can be readily modified to represent conversion of other types of ligno-cellulosic biomass into ethanol. It is recommended for people that are interested in production of biofuels from renewable resources that do not compete with food supplies.
Bio-Fuels / IsoButanol	SuperPro Designer	This example deals with the production of isobutanol from corn stover. Isobutanol is used in the production of various isobutyl esters, pharmaceuticals and automotive paint-cleaner additives; as a solvent, it used in paints and coatings; it is also blended with gasoline in higher concentrations than ethanol as an automotive fuel.
Bio-Materials / Bgal	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example deals with the production of b-galactosidase. It is recommended for users in the bioprocessing industries.
Bio-Materials / CitricAcid	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes the production of citric acid via fermentation. It is recommended for users with interests in commodity biochemicals.
Bio-Materials / Farnese	SuperPro Designer	Farnese belongs in the group of isoprenoids. Some isoprenoids (like Farnese) show potential as biofuels. Other isoprenoids (e.g. isoprene) may also be used as building blocks for polymers or other synthetic chemicals.
Bio-Materials / Industrial Enzymes	SuperPro Designer	Glucose, ammonia and other media components are converted into industrial enzymes in a fed-batch, aerobic culture.
Bio-Materials / Itaconic Acid	SuperPro Designer	Itaconic acid (IA) was discovered in 1837 as a thermal decomposition product of citric acid. Later it was found that it is synthesized by certain micro-organisms. The presence of 3 functional groups in its molecule (one double bond and two carboxyl groups) allows for various types of reactions: IA anhydride, methyl succinic acid, methacrylic acid, etc. used a monomers in polymer production.
Bio-Materials / PDO	SuperPro Designer	1,3-propanediol (PDO) is a colorless viscous compound; it is one of the oldest known fermentation products. It is used in the formulation of adhesives, coatings, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals as a solvent; it is also used as antifreeze agent in heat transfer fluids.
Bio-Materials / Xanthan Gum	SuperPro Designer	This example models the production of xanthan gum from glucose via fermentation. Xanthan gum is a water soluble thickening and stabilizing agent, widely used in the food, healthcare and oil industries.
Bio-Materials / Yeast Extract	SuperPro Designer	Yeasts are the most important and most frequently used microorganisms in the food industry (e.g. in bread-making process). Yeast extract is also one of the most frequently used substrates in the fermentation industry and the food industry. Yeast cells consist of a number of macromolecules, mainly proteins but also nucleic acids.
Bio-Materials / CitricAcid	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes the production of citric acid via fermentation. It is recommended for users with interests in commodity biochemicals.
COM / Several	SuperPro Designer	This directory includes several examples of the COM interface capabilities of SuperPro Designer and EnviroPro Designer; for more details, see COM Library.
Environmental / AirContr	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example analyzes a three-step process for removing dust particles and acetone (a VOC molecule) from an air stream. It is recommended for users with interests in air pollution control processes.
Environmental / GE	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example analyzes an effort to minimize generation of hazardous sludge and wastewater at a manufacturing facility of General Electric. It is recommended for users with interests in waste minimization, water recycling, and pollution control.
Environmental / Incineration	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example describes a simple process (a single unit) for analyzing the combustion of sludge in an incinerator. It is recommended for users with interests in incineration and pollution control.
Environmental / IndWater	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example deals with an industrial wastewater treatment plant. It is recommended for users that target water purification and wastewater treatment applications.
Environmental / MunWater	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example focuses on the modeling and retrofit design of a municipal wastewater treatment plant. It addresses issues of nutrient removal and it is recommended for users with interests in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment.
Environmental / UPWater	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example deals with water purification (ultra-pure water production) and wastewater treatment at a Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility. Evaluation of recycling options for minimizing city water use and wastewater disposal is included. It is recommended for users with interests in municipal water purification and wastewater treatment.
EPA-MACT / Several	SuperPro Designer	This collection of examples demonstrates the ability to put together a detailed EPA emissions report for a processing facility. Emission data from several processes are pulled together to a single Excel file. Aggregates for the month or year are also reported utilizing batch records for the number of batches of each recipe that was executed in a year.
Food Process / Beet Sugar	SuperPro Designer	This example simulates the production of sugar from beets. There are several byproducts also (pulp, molasses, etc.) that provide additional revenue.
Food Process / Brewery	SuperPro Designer	This example simulates the operation of an industrial beer production and packaging facility. It is recommended for users in the brewing and beverage industries.
Food Process / Carageenan	SuperPro Designer	This example captures the production of Carrageenans from seaweed. Carrageenans are specialty food ingredients produced in small quantities around the globe.
Food Process / Cassava Refinery	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes a cassava processing facility that fractionates cassava roots to produce tapioca starch and pulp, and also hydrolyzes part of the starch to produce beta-cyclodextrins Tapioca starch is a basic ingredient in the food industry.
Food Process / Cheese	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes a highly integrated dairy plant that produces cheese, butter, WPC, and ethanol. It is recommended for users with interests in food processing.
Food Process / Cocoa	SuperPro Designer	This example presents a cocoa beans processing plant that produces various categories of chocolate and cocoa powders.
Food Process/ Corn Refinery	SuperPro Designer	This example captures a corn wet-milling process integrated with the production of glucose and fructose syrups.Corn is the most common cereal in the U.S. Corn processing is key in the production of biofuels, plastics, specialty chemicals etc.
Food Process / Dextrose	SuperPro Designer	This example presents the production of dextrose crystals from glucose syrup 95%. Many corn refinery plants worldwide integrate the production of dextrose.
Food Process / Mannitol	SuperPro Designer	This example demonstrates the production of mannitol from 95% pure glucose syrup. Mannitol is a sugar polyol with various applications in the food industries.
Food Process / Modified Starches	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes a starch modification process that produces hydroxyl-propylated starches (HP starches). Modified starched are primarily used in the food and beverage industry, as well as pharmaceuticals. textiles and other chemicals.
Food Process / O.J. Powder	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example analyzes a process for producing dehydrated orange juice powder. It is recommended for users with interests in food processing.
Food Process / Pectin	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes the production of pectin from citrus peels. Pectin substances are complex mixtures of polysaccharide polymers found in most plants. Pectins behave like stabilizing gels and contribute to both the adhesion between the cells and to the mechanical strength of the cell wall.
Food Process / Potato Refinery	SuperPro Designer	This example demonstrates a potato fractionation process that yields multiple co-products. A simple fractionation process typically coagulates the proteins of the potato juice and separates them for use in the animal feed industry. The byproducts of this process are protamylase ad fibers.
Food Process / Sorbitol	SuperPro Designer	The process presented here captures the production of splay dried sorbitol. Sorbitol is a food and pharmaceutical ingredient produced in bulk quantities around the world. It is a hydrogenated glucose and, hence, sometimes called glucitol.
Food Process / Sunflower Oil	SuperPro Designer	This is a simulation of a refined sunflower oil production facility from sunflower seeds. Sunflower oil is a popular vegetable oil frequently used for home cooking but also it is found as an ingredient in many other industrial products.
Pharma / Insulin	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes the production of bio-synthetic human insulin (a variation of Eli Lilly’s process for Humulin). It is recommended for users with interests in bioprocessing and biopharmaceuticals.
Pharma / Cell Therapy	SuperPro Designer	Stem cell therapy is a nascent but fast-growing field withing the pharmaceutical industry. Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are one of several varieties of human stem cells; they are capable of transforming into bone cells, muscle cells, cartilage cells, etc. This example evaluates the allogeneic production of MSCs.
Pharma / MAB	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes the production of a therapeutic monoclonal antibody using animal cell culture. It is recommended for users with interests in animal cell culture and high value biopharmaceuticals.
Pharma / PharmTbl	SuperPro Designer	This example deals with a process for making pharmaceutical tablets. It is recommended for people that deal with secondary manufacturing (dosage formulation and fill-finish) of pharmaceuticals and related products.
Pharma / SynPharm	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This example deals with a synthetic pharmaceutical process. It is recommended for users in the pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries.
Pharma / Vial	SuperPro Designer	This example deals with a process that manufactures 5 mL lyophilized vials containing a therapeutic protein. This example is recommended for users interested in fill-finish steps.
Pharma / SS vs Single-Use Equipment	SuperPro Designer	In order to determine the impact of disposables on the material and consumable usage and the overall capital and operating costs, two cases will be analyzed in this example: one engages stainless steel equipment and the other one-time disposable containers.
Waste Valorization / Mango Kernel	SuperPro Designer	This example presents a biorefinery that utilizes mango kernels to produce energy and specialty bioproducts, such as oil, proteins, fibre and starch.
Waste Valorization / Pectin from Citrus Peels	SuperPro Designer	This example presents the production of pectin from citrus peels. Pectin substances are complex mixtures of polysaccharide polymers found in most plants. Pectin polymers are used in the food industry as a gelling agent, texturizer, emulsifier, thickener and stabilizer.
Metallurgy / Battery Cathode Material	SuperPro Designer	Lithium Ion batteries (LiBs) are high capacity accumulators finding wide applicability in portal electronics and electric vehicles. The key component used to produce the cathodes in such batteries was LiCoO2 early on and later replaced by pure lithium manganese oxide (LiMnzO4). This process demonstrates the production of LiMnzO4.
Metallurgy / Battery Recycling	SuperPro Designer	The simplest unit within Lithium Ion batteries (LiBs), namely “single cell” is made of several components. This example demonstrates how to recover the metal ingredients that can be reused in the manufacturing of LiBs.
Metallurgy / Cu-Ni Matte Leaching	SuperPro Designer	This example analyzes the physico-hydro-metallurgical process for the treatment of copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) matte. Matte refers to a mixture of metal sulfides formed during pyrometallurgical smelting. Its composition depends on the initial material being smelted.
Metallurgy / Lithium Extraction	SuperPro Designer	This example demonstrates the process of producing battery grade Lithium Carbonate (Li2CO3) from spodumene ore (LiAlO₈Si₂); Spodumene is a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum inosillicate.
Metallurgy / Rare Earth Elements	SuperPro Designer	Rare Earth Elements (RRE) include 15 elements of lanthanide group; they are extensively employed in electronics, catalysis, metallurgy and materials. Lanthaum (La) is mostly used in batteries; others (Nd, Pr, Sm, Ho, Dy and Tm) are important in the realization of high-power magnets.
Metallurgy / Zirconium Extraction	SuperPro Designer	Zirconium (Zr) finds wide application in key fields such as ceramic industry, refractory materials, glazes, foundry molds and abrasive grits. This sample process demonstrates the production of Zr by extraction from Ziron sand ore.
Misc / Several	SuperPro /EnviroPro Designer	This directory includes a number of small examples that demonstrate key features of SuperPro Designer such as special operations (Kinetic Reaction / Fermentation, Batch Distillation, etc.) or Inclusion of Dynamic Charts that display concentration profiles or liquid levels in a reactor, etc.

Since we are constantly adding and updating the sample files (examples) included with the software, this list may not be reflect all the latest additions. For a more up-to-date listing please consult the “ReadMe” file that came with your release of the software (under “Example Process Files”). Each file (or sets of files) is accompanied with an MS-Word file that describes the process in more detail.