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. 2021 Apr 12;60(15):5558–5573. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00397

Table 11. Comparison of Investment and Production Costs between Switchgrass and Sargassum Algae.

  dilute acid-catalysis hydrogenation (switchgrass) dilute acid-catalysis hydrogenation (sargassum algae)
Investment (M€) 120.8 120.5
Production cost (M€/yr) 18.7 18.4
xylitol (kg/kgbiomass) 0.26 0.41
sorbitol (kg/kgbiomass) 0.28 0.21