Table 4 Capital costs for 380 million liter per year jet fuel facility
From: Hydrocarbon bio-jet fuel from bioconversion of poplar biomass: techno-economic assessment
Fixed capital (million USD) | Natural gas reforming | Lignin gasification |
|---|---|---|
Feedstock handling | 127 | 127 |
Pretreatment | 130 | 130 |
Hydrolysis and fermentation | 151 | 151 |
Reactive distillation and alcohol separation | 124 | 124 |
Alcohol to hydrocarbon | 82 | 82 |
Hydrogen production (reforming/gasification) | 73 | 197 |
Steam plant | 78 | 78 |
Utilities | 9 | 9 |
Waste water treatment | 129 | 129 |
Total | $902 | $1026 |