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Table 6 Summary of lipids price, equipment, utilities cost and raw materials for different bioreactor numbers

From: Using techno-economic modelling to determine the minimum cost possible for a microbial palm oil substitute

Reactor number

Production (t/year)

COM ($)

Oil price ($/kg)

FCI ($)

COL ($)

CRM ($)

CUT ($)

Sugars needed (t/year)

1

8053

14,572,474

1.81

16,085,855

450,000

4,614,114

3,880,618

32,208

2

16,105

23,303,062

1.45

23,626,689

556,875

9,228,227.11

5,023,796

64,416

3

24,157

32,018,294

1.33

31,167,523

658,125

13,842,340.67

6,166,975

96,624

4

32,210

40,733,526

1.26

38,708,357

759,375

18,456,454.22

7,310,154

128,832

5

40,262

49,448,758

1.23

46,249,191

860,625

23,070,567.78

8,453,332

161,040

6

48,315

58,163,990

1.20

53,790,025

961,875

27,684,681.34

9,596,511

193,248

7

56,367

66,879,221

1.19

61,330,859

1,063,125

32,298,794.89

10,739,689

225,456