Table 2. Results of Technical Variables for Resource Usage in the LA Production Process.

variable	unit	Description	value
feedstock flow	kg/h	total mass flow of a banana empty fruit bunch that entered the process	15,175.60
product flow	kg/h	total mass flow of LA that left the process	3883.13
total water supply	m3/h	total volume flow of freshwater supplied within the process	8670.00
total mass input	kg/h	total mass inlet flow including water, reagents, and raw material	21,175.6
total energy usage	MJ/h	total energy consumed throughout the process (both cooling and heating)	146,340.67