Table 1.
Economic potential of process integration for plant-derived products.
| Factor | Type | Economic impact (€ kg-1 biomass) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultivation | Input | -150 | Buyel and Fischer, 2012 |
| Aqueous extraction | Input | -40 | Buyel and Fischer, 2012; Buyel and Fischer, 2014a |
| Product purification | Input | -42 | Buyel and Fischer, 2012, 2014c |
| Primary protein product | Output | 500–1,2001 | Kelley, 2009; Buyel and Fischer, 2012 |
| Protein purification | Input | -10 | Buyel and Fischer, 2012 |
| Secondary protein product | Output | 50–1,0001 | This study |
| Residual protein | Output | 0.05–0.251 | Bomgardner, 2015 |
| Organic extraction | Input | -0.5 | This study |
| Small molecule purification | Input | -0.5 | This study |
| Small molecule product | Output | 0.9–2.01 | This study |
| Sum | Total | 308–1104 | – |
1Values depend on the type and expression level of primary and side-product.