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. 2023 Jun 1;12(11):2229. doi: 10.3390/foods12112229

Table 1.

Mass and energy indicators used to compare the proposed scenarios.

Index Equation Unit Eq.
Mass
Product yield YP=m˙product,im˙feedstock kg product/ton of feedstock (2)
Mass intensity of the process PMI=i=1Nm˙inm˙product,i kg of raw materials/kg product (3)
Mass loss index MLI=i=1Nm˙inm˙product,im˙product,i kg waste streams/kg products (4)
Energy
Specific energy consumption SEC=Q˙+W˙m˙feedstock kW/kg of raw materials (5)
Self-generation SGI=(m˙Product,iLHVProduct,i)Q˙+W˙ N.A. (6)

N.A: Not applicable.