Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

Table 3 The detailed cost accounting

From: Comparison of various organic acids for xylo-oligosaccharide productions in terms of pKa values and combined severity

Organic acid	CRM^a (RMB/t)	CPE^b (RMB/t XOS)	Costs^c (RMB)
Formic acid	2800	4017.75	592.142
Glycolic acid	8000	2203.25	1617.624
Lactic acid	7800	3978.75	1591.83
Acetic acid	2260	1214.25	461.714

^aCost of raw material
^bCost of process electricity
^cCost = CRM × 8% + CPE × 0.2%

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