What is it about?
We scaled up laboratory data to commercial level. A commercial software, SuperPro Designer, was used to design to select appropriate equipment for algae growth, separation, protein extraction, drying and storage. Besides, energy requirement and handling of waste microalgae were incorporated. Economic feasibility of the process was assessed to find out how much capital investment is needed for a specific product output; the unit cost and price of the product were estimated. Finally, sensitivity analysis was performed on amount of water requirement, protein content of the algae, interest rate, project life, etc.
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Why is it important?
This is important because microalgae has come to the forefront of energy and nutritional research. Hence, it will assist stakeholders in algae industries who are planning to commercialize protein extraction from microalgae. Moreover, this work can be a roadmap to foresee the risk involved in investing in the microalgae industry.
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This article is so interesting to read. Since this article is replete with technical jargons, a lay person might need people with techno-economic background to explain further. Notwithstanding this, the most important information can be drawn.
Alexander Asiedu
Old Dominion University
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This page is a summary of: Techno-economic analysis of protein concentrate produced by flash hydrolysis of microalgae, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, September 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/ep.12722.
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