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Table 5 List of the total direct plant costs, the indirect plant costs, the fixed-capital investment and the total capital investment of the four downstream processes D1, D2, D3, and D4

From: Techno-economic analysis of a new downstream process for the production of astaxanthin from the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis

  

D1

D2

D3

D4

Total equipment costs (TEC)

Share of TEC

2,840,600

2,037,430

1,968,475

1,540,600

Installation costs

0.20

568,120

407,486

393,695

308,120

Instrumentation and control

0.13

369,278

264,866

255,902

200,278

Piping

0.20

568,120

407,486

393,695

308,120

Electrical

0.10

284,060

203,743

196,848

154,060

Buildings

0.23

653,338

468,609

452,749

354,338

Yard improvements

0.12

340,872

244,492

236,217

184,872

Service facilities

0.20

568,120

407,486

393,695

308,120

Land

0.05

142,030

101,872

98,424

77,030

Total direct plant costs

Share of TEC

6,334,538

4,543,469

4,389,700

3,435,538

Engineering supervision

0.30

852,180

611,229

590,543

462,180

Construction expenses

0.10

633,454

454,347

438,970

343,554

Indirect costs

 

1,485,634

1,065,576

1,029,513

805,734

Total direct and indirect plant costs (TDIPC)

Share of TDIPC

7,820,172

5,609,045

5,419,213

4,241,272

Contractor's fee

0.03

234,605

168,271

162,576

127,238

Contingency

0.07

547,412

392,633

379,345

296,889

Fixed-capital investment (FCI)

Share of TCI

8,602,189

6,169,949

5,961,134

4,665,399

Working capital

0.11

1,063,231

762,606

736,796

576,643

Total capital investment (TCI)

 

9,665,420

6,932,555

6,697,930

5,242,042