Research Article

High-Added Value Materials Production from OMW: A Technical and Economical Optimization

Table 3

Operational costs for an OMW treatment unit of 50,000 t/yr capacity.

Operational costEuro/yr

Feedstock, cleaning chemicals (114  /day)30,200 
Energy (UF: 260 kW, RO: 90 kW) (29.7  /hr)149,700 
Labor costs329,000 
(4) Maintenance (0.05 * C)67,250 
(5) Administration costs (usually 50% labor costs)274,000 
(6) Insurance (establishment and products) [1% * C]13,450 
(7) Depreciation (linear depreciation zero residual value)148,300 
(8) Interest [0.05 * C]67,250 
(9) General costs63,750 
Operational cost before taxes (OC′)1,142,900 
(10) Taxes (T) [0.4 * (R-OC′)]392,840 
Operational cost after taxes (OC′′)1,535,740