Table 3.
Estimation of production cost of 5 g of MNPs by thermal decomposition method under unscaled and scaled conditions.
| Unscaled | Scaled up | |
|---|---|---|
| Time (h) | 27.00 | 0.50 |
| Reagents cost * (EUR) | 279.12 | 102.18 |
| Energy consumption ** (kWh) | 64.26 | 2.19 |
| Labor cost *** (EUR) | 607.50 | 11.25 |
| Total production cost (EUR) | 901.38 | 113.94 |
* Reagent cost was estimated using supplier prices from 2021. ** According to Eurostat, the energy price in 2020 was 0.2298 EUR/kWh in Spain (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat, accessed on 10 April 2021). *** According to Eurostat, the labor cost in 2020 was 22.5 EUR/h in Spain (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat, accessed on 10 April 2021).