Research Article
Economic Analysis of the Production of Amylases and Other Hydrolases by Aspergillus awamori in Solid-State Fermentation of Babassu Cake
Table 3
Effect of inoculum propagation medium on the economic performance of a plant for production of amylases and accessory enzymes.
| | Parameter | PDA medium | Oat medium |
| Total capital investment
(106 USD) | 21.64 | 21.50 |
| Itemized operating costs
(103 USD) | | |
| | Raw materials | 13,981 | 14,263 | | Utilities | 526.00 | 527.00 | | Waste treatment and disposal | 276.00 | 277.00 | Unitary production cost
(USD kg−1 of product stream) | 26.01 | 26.42 |
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