Table 2 Installed equipment cost (in million $) for the individual areas of the biorefinery and total capital investment as a function of biorefinery feedstock capacity
Biorefinery feedstock capacity (dry ktonne/year) | Fixed capital (million $) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
150 (Small-scale) | 250 (Intermediate-scale) | 760 (Large-scale) | |
Biomass fractionation (A100) | 33 | 39 | 59 |
Saccharification (A200) | 16 | 25 | 65 |
Fermentation (A300) | 20 | 22 | 30 |
Alcohol dehydration (A400) | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Oligomerization (A500) | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Hydrogenation (A600) | 10 | 13 | 23 |
Xylitol production (A700) | 23 | 32 | 65 |
Formic acid production (A800) | 18 | 28 | 74 |
Boiler/turbogenerator (A900) | 63 | 86 | 168 |
Wastewater treatment (A1000) | 35 | 47 | 94 |
Total installed equipment cost | 225 | 303 | 602 |
Total capital investment | 418 | 559 | 1109 |