Using Self-Organizing Map Algorithm to Reveal Stabilities of Parameter Sensitivity Rankings in Microbial Kinetic Models: A Case for Microalgae

Dhan Lord B. Fortela (), Alyssa M. DeLattre, Wayne W. Sharp, Emmanuel D. Revellame and Mark E. Zappi
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Dhan Lord B. Fortela: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA
Alyssa M. DeLattre: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA
Wayne W. Sharp: Energy Institute of Louisiana, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA
Emmanuel D. Revellame: Energy Institute of Louisiana, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA
Mark E. Zappi: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504, USA

Clean Technol., 2022, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Microalgae are multi-purpose microbial agents due to their capability to efficiently sequester carbon dioxide and produce valuable biomass such as protein and single-cell oils. Formulation and tuning of microalgae kinetics models can significantly contribute to the successful design and operation of microalgae reactors. This work aimed to demonstrate the capability of self-organizing map (SOM) algorithm to elucidate the patterns of parameter rankings in microalgae models subject to stochastic variations of input forcing functions–bioprocess influent component concentration levels. These stochastic variations were implemented on a modeled chemostat with a deterministic microalgae kinetic model consists of ten time-dependent variables and eighteen model parameters. The methodology consists of two major stages: (1) global sensitivity analysis (GSA) on the importance of model parameters with stochastic sampling of bioreactor influent component concentrations, and (2) training of self-organizing maps on the datasets of model parameter rankings derived from the GSA indices. Results reveal that functional principal components analysis can project at least 99% of the time-dependent dynamic patterns of the model variables on B-splines basis functions. The component planes for hexagonal lattice SOMs reveal that the sensitivity rankings some parameters in the algae model tested can be stable over a wide range of variations in the levels of influent component concentrations. Therefore, SOM can be used to reveal the trends in multi-dimensional data arrays arising from the implementation of GSA of kinetic models under stochastic perturbation of input forcing functions.

Keywords: machine learning; self-organizing map; kinetics modelling; stochastic simulation; microalgae (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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