Estudo da possibilidade de melhoramento do rendimento do Dióxido de Carbono (CO2) na fábrica da Coca-Cola SABCO (Moçambique) Sarl Nampula

Abstract

The quality of products is defined by customer satisfaction, insofar as the cost of purchasing the products is accessible and satisfies the customer. For this purpose, the cost of production must also provide profits to the employer and they must create good working conditions for employees. their employees and fair wages. In that order of idea for the production cost to be low, the cost of the raw material must also be low and of good quality. The work had as objective, To study the possibilities of the increase of the performance of the Carbon Dioxide in the factory. As specific objectives, Carry out the study of the production process of soft drinks at Coca-Cola; Describe the factors that condition the solubilization of Carbon Dioxide in the refrigerant; Conduct laboratory tests to control CO2 quality; Compare the yield values ​​in the other Coca-Cola factories in the country; Make statistical treatment of the results; Propose measures to reduce the waste of carbon dioxide in the factory. The concern with the low yield of use of the raw material at the Coca-Cola SABCO Nampula Factory led to the elaboration of this work, due to the fact that the RDC at the Factory is decreasing considerably month after month. The average CO2 yield at the Plant in 2013 was 58.8% and this average decreased and until April 2014 the average was even lower at 57.4%. The methodology of the work was based on the review of bibliographic sources, linked to the theme, analysis of the Coca-Cola production process and the types of equipment for measuring CO2 consumption. The study results showed that part of the problems of the low DRC can be explained by the inadequate measurement of CO2 consumption between the two instruments used in the Factory, and also by the alteration of the normal flow of gas from the tank to the production line due to the deviation for the Syrup room, and that gas is not counted in the yield calculation. But it was also considered the possibility of lowering the product's temperature to better solubilize the gas and reduce the gas insertion parameters in the Mixer. It was also concluded from studies carried out at the Fábrica da Matola in Maputo that the performance problems are not only of Nampula since the Fábrica da Matola presented an average yield between January and February 2014, 51.9% and uses the same type of monitoring equipment, Manometer and Flowmeter and according to technicians, these instruments present different results of consumption measurement.