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Table 7 Manufacturing cost contributions of FT raw syndiesel

From: The bioliq® bioslurry gasification process for the production of biosynfuels, organic chemicals, and energy

Bioslurry manufacturing

Capacity

Synfuel production

  

Cost (€/t)

%

a. Regional biosyncrude production in FP plants with a 200-kt/a TCI of 20 to 25 M€/plant for mature technology

   

   1. Raw materials: air-dry straw on the field

7 t; €45/t

315

28.9

   2. 30-km tractor transport of straw bales

7 t; €18/t

126

11.6

   3. Biosyncrude production costs by FP

4.7 t; €37.3/t

175

16.1

   4. Labor: 25 persons/plant à 60 k€/a

 

53

4.9

Sum

 

669

61.5

b. Central biosyncrude gasification and FT synthesis for 1 Mt/a of biosyndiesel (TCI without ASU ca. €0.75 billion, scaled from Oryx-1)

   

   1. 250-km biosyncrude transport by rail

4.7 t; €21/t

69

6.3

   2. 1,400 m3 (STP) oxygen ± €0.06/m3 (STP) (O2 price without electricity)

 

84

7.7

   3. Biosyncrude gasification and FT synthesis

 

188

17.2

   4. Labor: 300 persons à 60 k€/a

 

18

2

Sum

 

359

33.2

  1. FP, fast pyrolysis; TCI, total capital investment; FT, Fischer-Tropsch; ASU, air separation unit; STP, standard temperature and pressure.