Techno Economic Analysis of the Modified MixAlco Process

The MixAlco process is a patented biomass conversion technology used to produce valuable chemicals. basis of this design relies on the use fermentation, where acidophiles utilize their own enzymatic pathways convert variety biomass, such as organic wastes, into carboxylic acid salts. Unlike previous designs in which carboxylate salts are processed further hydrocarbon fuels, proposed simulates optimization and commercialization mixed final product. Sensitivity analyses identified four critical input factors base case process—biomass feed rate, selling price, distribution cost, composition. Increasing rate or population size has most pronounced effect economics. Overall, sensitivity all support that new flexible its ability populations varying sizes, well different rates compositions.