Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4752992 | Food and Bioproducts Processing | 2017 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Techno-economic analyses for two different processing methods for chitosan production from shrimp shell waste were performed. Experimental lab-scale data that included the shrimp shell waste characterization as well as plant process simulated data were used for the techno-economic comparison of the processes. All the simulations were carried out in the Aspen Plus® software. The economic assessment was made in terms of profitability, production costs, net present value, internal rate of return and payback. Both studied processes were found to be profitable and cost-competitive in the geographic regional context, with a mean gross margin of 70% and mean internal rate of return of 25.5%.
Keywords
CDAAspen Plus Simulationfree on boardComputer-aided process engineeringFPCFOBIRRCAPEDeacetylation degreeNPV, Net present valueWaste valorizationTechno-economic analysisMinFTIRFourier transform infrared spectroscopyprotNPV یا negative predictive valueInternal rate of returnBatch processingProteinTEAMineral
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Authors
David Gómez-RÃos, Rolando Barrera-Zapata, Rigoberto RÃos-Estepa,