Sequential hydrothermal process for production of flavanones and sugars from orange peel: an economic assessment

Author(s)

Lachos-Perez, Daniel ^[1] ; Buller, Luz S. ^[1] ; Sganzerla, William G. ^[1] ; Ody, Lissara R. ^[2] ; Zabot, Giovani L. ^[2] ; Forster-Carneiro, Tania ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Food Engn Sch, Rua Monteiro Lobato 80, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Fed Univ Santa Maria UFSM, Lab Agroind Proc Engn LAPE, Cachoeira Do Sul - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR; v. 15, n. 1, p. 202-217, JAN 2021.
• Web of Science Citations: 6

Abstract

An economic evaluation was conducted of flavanone and sugar production from orange peel (OP) using a sequential hydrothermal process. The process was conducted at laboratory (2 x 5 L), pilot (3 x 10 L), and industrial (3 x 500 L) scales. The results demonstrate that the scale-up process decreased the cost of manufacturing (COM) with a significant increase in flavanone and sugar production. The lowest COM was of US\$ 25.72/kg flavanones and US\$ 1.43/kg sugars, both on an industrial scale. The predominant costs at the industrial scale (>90%) were the cost of utilities and the cost of raw materials. A low capital payback time was obtained, which decreased as return on investment and gross margin increased. A strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats matrix demonstrates the relevant business topics related to the scale-up of OP processing. Thus, the current scale-up project can be considered as a promising approach to the production of flavanones and sugar from OP on an industrial scale. (c) 2020 Society of Industrial Chemistry and John Wiley \& Sons Ltd (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/05999-0 - Waste2energy: integration of the supercritical and anaerobic digestion technologies for the management of water and food waste
• Grantee: Tânia Forster Carneiro
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/14938-4 - Waste2energy: integration of supercritical technologies and anaerobic digestion through an automated system for the production of biofuel precursors
• Grantee: Tânia Forster Carneiro
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants - Phase 2
• FAPESP's process: 18/23835-4 - Lipophilic extracts, chemical substrates and biogas production from sugarcane bagasse by green technologies in a biorefinery concept
• Grantee: Daniel Lachos Perez
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral