Thermodynamics and economic feasibility of acetone production from syngas using the thermophilic production host Moorella thermoacetica

Table 1 Overview of syngas production costs

Source of syngas	Process steps to derive cost of production	$/mol CO	$/t CO
BOF gas	Acid gas removal	0.00076	27
Natural gas	Feedstock, steam reforming, rWGS	0.0084	298
Corn stover	Feedstock, logistics, preprocessing, gasification, rWGS	0.015	536

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