Economic Analysis of the Production of Amylases and Other Hydrolases by <i>Aspergillus awamori</i> in Solid-State Fermentation of Babassu Cake

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Total capital investment (USD)</td><td align="center">42,272,837</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Total annual operating cost (USD)</td><td align="center">19,922,736</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Annual throughput for enzymes stream (kg)</td><td align="center">644,125</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Annual throughput for fermented cake stream (ton)</td><td align="center">31,668</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Coproduct credit (USD)</td><td align="center">13,225,825</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Net unitary production cost <br/>(USD kg<sup>−1</sup> of product stream)</td><td align="center">10.40</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Economic evaluation of a debottlenecked process for production of amylases and accessory enzymes using PDA propagation medium, after 144 hours of fermentation, considering coproduct credits due to fermented cake commercialization.

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Table 4: Economic Analysis of the Production of Amylases and Other Hydrolases by <i>Aspergillus awamori</i> in Solid-State Fermentation of Babassu Cake 

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Economic Analysis of the Production of Amylases and Other Hydrolases by Aspergillus awamori in Solid-State Fermentation of Babassu Cake

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