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. 2022 Mar 31;8(4):e09216. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09216

Table 6.

Cost Summary for the Selected Plant Capacities of CPL extracts.

Cost Items Plant capacity (X 103 kg/y)
0.638 6.384 12.770 19.155 19.857 20.431
EPC (US$) 1,627,500 3,223,750 4,998,750 6,733,750 6,831,000 7,115,000
DFC (US$) 9,779,508 19,673,786 30,690,786 41,467,482 42,072,382 43,836,344
TPIC (US$) 3,189,000 6,415,000 10,008,000 13,522,000 13,719,000 14,294,000
TPDC (US$) 5,315,000 10,692,000 16,680,000 22,537,000 22,865,000 23,824,000
CFC (US$) 1,276,000 2,566,000 4,003,000 5,409,000 5,488,000 5,718,000
Working Capital (US$) 4,742 17,867 32,476 47,084 48,672 50,014
Start-up Cost (US$) 488,975 983,689 1,534,539 2,073,374 2,103,619 2,191,817
TOPC (US$) 2,355,776 4,623,340 7,575,926 10,269,632 10,429,306 10,888,648
TCC (US$) 10,273,226 20,675,340 32,257,801 43,587,940 44,224,673 46,078,175
UPC (US$/kg) 3689.21 756.36 593.11 536.01 525.21 531.32

EPC - Equipment Purchase Cost; DFC - Direct Fixed Capital; TIC - Total Plant Indirect Cost; TDC - Total Plant Direct Cost; CFC - Contractor's Fees and Contingencies cost; TOPC - Total Operating Cost; TCC – Total Capital Cost.