From: Primitive techno-economic study of bio-diesel and bio-active compound production from microalgae
Item | Cost ($) |
---|---|
Open pond | 34,619,898 |
Centrifuge | 3,422,686 |
Decanter centrifuge | 7,964,516 |
Solar dryer | 217,474 |
Reactors | 504,060 |
Distillation towers | 619,329 |
Evaporator | 105,264 |
L-L extractor | 169,920 |
Pumps | 46,030 |
Heat exchangers | 118,911 |
Mixers | 312,721 |
Gravity settlers | 188,269 |
Other | 1,160,468 |
Purchased cost of equipment (PCE) | 49,449,544 |
Contingency = 0.1 × PCE | 4,944,954 |
Auxiliary facility = 0.25 × PCE | 1,236,239 |
Fixed capital investment (FCI) | 55,630,738 |
Working capital investment (WCI) = 0.15 × FCI | 8,344,611 |
Total capital investment (TCI) | 63,975,348 |