Sains Malaysiana 51(10)(2022): 3333-3345

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2022-5110-18

 

Risk Assessment of Subcritical Water Hydrolysis (SWH) System for Sugar Recovery using Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Method

(Penilaian Risiko Sistem Hidrolisis Air Subkritikal (SWH) untuk Pemulihan Gula menggunakan Kaedah Mod Kegagalan dan Analisis Kesan (FMEA))

 

NURFATIMAH MOHD THANI1,2, SITI MAZLINA MUSTAPA KAMAL3*, FARAH SALEENA TAIP3, ALIFDALINO SULAIMAN3, ROZITA OMAR4 & MOHD HAFIZZ WONDI5

 

1Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

2Pusat Inovasi dan Teknologi Manisan (MANIS), Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

3Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

4Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

5Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sarawak, 96400 Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia

 

Received: 14 March 2022/Accepted: 9 June 2022

 

Abstract

The subcritical water hydrolysis (SWH) process has proven to be an effective method for sugar recovery from bakery waste. However, the natural principle of the process involving high pressure and temperature has made it a hazardous operation. Hence, failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) has been applied to identify the potential failure modes in subcritical water hydrolysis (SWH) systems. The Risk Priority Number (RPN) approach was used to rate each potential problem during the SWH process. The reactor unit was found to have the highest potential for failure by RPN value of 800 with the 'failure effect analysis' on the potential reactor cap to explode due to the very high pressure inside the reactor that developed during SWH. The failure consequences may lead to injury or even death. As a result of the FMEA assessment approach and several corrective action plans, the failure risks of SWH can be reduced and managed effectively.

 

Keywords: Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA); food; Risk Priority Number (RPN) Continuous Improvement (CI); safety; subcritical water hydrolysis (SWH)

 

Abstrak

Proses hidrolisis air subkritikal (SWH) telah terbukti sebagai kaedah yang berkesan untuk pemulihan gula daripada sisa bakeri. Walau bagaimanapun, prinsip semula jadi proses yang melibatkan tekanan dan suhu tinggi telah menjadikannya operasi yang berbahaya. Oleh itu, analisis mod dan kesan kegagalan (FMEA) telah digunakan untuk mengenal pasti mod kegagalan yang berpotensi dalam sistem hidrolisis air subkritikal (SWH). Pendekatan Nombor Keutamaan Risiko (RPN) digunakan untuk menilai setiap masalah yang berpotensi semasa proses SWH. Unit reaktor didapati mempunyai potensi kegagalan yang paling tinggi dengan nilai RPN 800 dengan 'analisis kesan kegagalan' pada penutup reaktor berpotensi meletup kerana tekanan yang sangat tinggi di dalam reaktor yang berkembang semasa SWH. Akibat daripada kegagalan boleh membawa kepada kecederaan atau kematian. Hasil daripada pendekatan penilaian FMEA dan beberapa pelan tindakan pembetulan, risiko kegagalan SWH dapat dikurangkan dan diuruskan dengan berkesan.

 

Kata kunci: Hidrolisis air subkritikal (SWH); keselamatan; makanan; mod kegagalan dan analisis kesan (FMEA); Nombor Keutamaan Risiko (RPN) Penambahbaikan Berterusan (CI)

 

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*Corresponding author; email: smazlina@upm.edu.my

 

 

 

 

 

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