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Table 5 Mass and energy balance for the base scenario and the three alternative scenarios

From: From straw to salmon: a technical design and energy balance for production of yeast oil for fish feed from wheat straw

 

Units

Base case

FERM + 1

FERM − 1

NITROREC

Products

 Yeast oil

kg/t straw

109

142

87

109

 Biomethane

MJ/t straw

2350

1800

2750

2350

 Excess electricity

MJ/t straw

660

460

880

660

Inputs

 Enzymes

MJ/t straw

176

176

176

176

 Hexane

MJ/t straw

270

240

290

270

 Ammonia

MJ/t straw

590

590

590

100

PEDfossil

 Yeast oil

GJ/t oil

11.9

9.8

12

8.3

 Fish feed

GJ/t feed

14.1

13.7

14.1

13.4

 1 tonne salmon

GJ/t fish

28.5

27.9

28.5

27.5