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Table 4 Summary of raw material costs

From: Bioethanol from poplar: a commercially viable alternative to fossil fuel in the European Union

Inputs

Price

Reference

Sulphuric acid

64.6 €/tonne

[41]

Ammonia

342.0 €/tonne

[40]

Lime (Ca(OH)2)

152.0 €/tonne

[40]

Corn steep liquor

43.3 €/tonne

[40]

Diammonium phosphate (DAP)

462.1 €/tonne

[42]

Enzyme

379.2 €/tonne

[43]

Sorbitol

858.8 €/tonne

[40]

Caustic

372.4 €/tonne

[44]

Fresh water

0.20 €/tonne

[40]

Boiler feed water chemicals

3808.6 €/tonne

[40]

Cooling tower chemicals

2720.4 €/tonne

[40]