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

Autor(es)

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

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: BIOFUELS BIOPRODUCTS & BIOREFINING-BIOFPR; v. 15, n. 1, p. 202-217, JAN 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 6

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/14938-4 - Waste2energy: integração das tecnologias supercrítica e digestão anaeróbia através de um sistema automatizado para produção de precursores de biocombustíveis
• Beneficiário: Tânia Forster Carneiro
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores - Fase 2
• Processo FAPESP: 18/05999-0 - Waste2energy: integração das tecnologias supercrítica e digestão anaeróbia para gestão de águas e resíduos alimentares
• Beneficiário: Tânia Forster Carneiro
• Linha de fomento: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular