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Table 5 Fitted breakeven price distribution statistics for corn, sugarcane, and switchgrass ATJ ($/L)

From: Stochastic techno-economic analysis of alcohol-to-jet fuel production

Feedstocks distribution

Corn normal

Sugarcane Beta General

Switchgrass Gamma

Minimum

−∞

0.64 (2.42)

0.84 (3.17)

Maximum

∞

1.56 (5.91)

∞

Mean

1.01 (3.84)

0.97 (3.68)

1.41 (5.32)

Mode

1.01 (3.84)

0.95 (3.59)

1.32 (4.99)

Median

1.01 (3.84)

0.96 (3.65)

1.38 (5.21)

SD

0.08 (0.31)

0.12 (0.44)

0.22 (0.84)

1%

0.83 (3.13)

0.74 (2.81)

1.02 (3.85)

5%

0.88 (3.34)

0.79 (3.00)

1.10 (4.15)

15%

0.93 (3.53)

0.85 (3.21)

1.18 (4.48)

25%

0.96 (3.64)

0.89 (3.36)

1.24 (4.71)

50%

1.01 (3.84)

0.96 (3.65)

1.38 (5.21)

75%

1.07 (4.05)

1.05 (3.97)

1.53 (5.81)

95%

1.15 (4.35)

1.17 (4.44)

1.81 (6.87)

99%

1.20 (4.56)

1.25 (4.75)

1.25 (7.75)

  1. Values in parenthesis are measured in $/gallon