Generic Model Control of Biomethanation Process

This paper focuses on the design of Generic Model Control (GMC) algorithm for the control of the acetate concentration in a biomethanation process with production of methane gas. A nonlinear dynamic model for the biomethanation process is used in the derivation of the control law of Generic Model Control scheme. The controller parameters are estimated using the Trial and Error method. The effectiveness and performance of the proposed control strategy is illustrated by a MATLAB program under various operation conditions and disturbances. The simulation results obtained confirmed the good quality of the control.