title: Techno-economic evaluation of a combined bioprocess for fermentative hydrogen production from food waste.
abstract: In this study, the techno-economic evaluation of a combined bioprocess based on solid state fermentation for fermentative hydrogen production from food waste was carried out. The hydrogen production plant was assumed to be built in Hangzhou and designed for converting 3 ton food waste per day into hydrogen. The total capital cost (TCC) and the annual production cost (APC) were US$583092 and US$88298.1/year, respectively. The overall revenue after the tax was US$146473.6/year. The return on investment (ROI), payback period (PBP) and internal rate of return (IRR) of the plant were 26.75%, 5 years and 24.07%, respectively. The results exhibited that the combined bioprocess for hydrogen production from food waste was feasible. This is an important study for attracting investment and industrialization interest for hydrogen production from food waste in the industrial scale.
authors.affiliation: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
authors.forename: Zhixiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China. Electronic address: dr_tjh@163.com.
authors.forename: Junhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005285:Fermentation; D005502:Food; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D014866:Waste Products
chemical_list: D014866:Waste Products; D006859:Hydrogen
keywords: Combined bioprocess; Economic feasibility; Food waste; Hydrogen production; Industrialization