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. 2020 Oct 1;10(10):270. doi: 10.3390/membranes10100270

Table 5.

Summary of capital costs and revenues of the pilot plant gas-permeable membrane system.

Capital Costs
- Initial Investment (€) Annualized Costs: 8% Interest, 10-Year Life (€/Year)
Nitrogen Recovery Pilot Plant 239,348 35,670
Operational Costs
- - Annual Costs (€/year)
Membranes Replacement (10%) - 21,634
Chemicals (H2SO4) - 55,985
Power (ƩkWh) - 2822
Total operational annual costs- - 80,441
Total Annualized Cost 116,111
Revenue
Sale of Fertilizer Products (€/year)
Recovered Nitrogen: 26,230 kg N/year (€ 2.36/kg N) 61,903
Net Annual Cost 54,208