From: Primitive techno-economic study of bio-diesel and bio-active compound production from microalgae
Item | Cost ($) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Direct manufacturing cost (DMC) | ||||
Raw materials | ||||
Methanol | 478,368 | |||
H2SO4 | 3,564,387 | |||
Water | 2,707 | |||
CaO | 127,320 | |||
Hexane | 37,968 | |||
Jojoba oil | 661,269,247 | |||
Utilities | ||||
Electricity | 2,619,549 | |||
L.P.S | 37,515,025 | |||
H.P.S | 8,258,918 | |||
Cooling water | 91,818 | |||
Labors | 546,965 | |||
Maintenance | 0.06 × FCI | 3,337,844 | ||
Supervision | 0.15 × labor | 82,045 | ||
Operating supplies | 0.15 × maintenance | 500,677 | ||
Laboratory charges | 0.15 × labor | 82,045 | ||
Royalties | 0.03 × TMC | 21,765,444 | ||
Subtotal | 78,973,111 | |||
Indirect manufacturing cost (IDMC) | ||||
Overhead, packaging, and storage (0.6 × labor + supervision + maintenance) | 2,380,112 | |||
Local taxes | 0.015 × FCI | 834,461 | ||
Insurance | 0.005 × FCI | 278,154 | ||
Subtotal | 3,492,727 | |||
Depreciation 0.05 × FCI | 2,781,537 | |||
General expenses | ||||
Administrative costs 0.25 × overhead | 595,028 | |||
Distribution & selling cost 0.1 × TMC | 72,551,479 | |||
Research and development 0.05 × TMC | 36,275,740 | |||
Subtotal | 109,422,247 | |||
Total Manufacturing cost (TMC) | 725,514,791 |