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      Techno-economic evaluation and conceptual design of a liquid biofertilizer plant Translated title: Evaluación técnico-económica y diseño conceptual de una planta de biofertilizantes líquidos

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          ABSTRACT Biofertilizers have become an effective, eco-friendly and low cost alternative to chemical fertilizers. Process engineering and cost models for a biofertilizer plant with a production capacity of 44 tons of liquid biofertilizer per year (568 kg/batch) were developed. The models were obtained using process simulator (SuperPro Designer®), version 8.5 (Intelligen, 2012), while the 3D conceptual design and layout of the biofertilizer plant was developed with (OptiPlant®) software (ASD Global, 201 5). The total capital investment required to erect the plant is \(3 975 000, the unit production cost of one 1.5 L bottle of liquid biofertilizer is \) 24.009, while the economic indicators Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) had values of \(716 000 and 2.55%, respectively. Also, the total revenues are \) 985 000/year, the Return on Investment (ROI) is 14.93 %, and the payback time is 6.70 years.

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          RESUMEN Los biofertilizantes se han convertido en una alternativa de bajo costo, efectiva y amigable con el medio ambiente en comparación con los fertilizantes químicos. En el presente trabajo se desarrollaron los modelos de ingeniería de proceso y costo de una planta de biofertilizantes líquidos con una capacidad de 44 toneladas por año (568 kg/lote). Los modelos fueron obtenidos empleando el simulador de procesos SuperPro Designer® versión 8.5 (Intelligen, 2012), mientras que el diseño conceptual en 3D y dimensionamiento de la planta se desarrolló mediante el software OptiPlant (ASD Global, 2015). Se requiere una inversión total de USD \(3 975 000 para erigir la planta, el costo de producción unitario de una botella de 1,5 L de biofertilizantes líquido es de USD \) 24,009, mientras que los indicadores económicos Valor Actual Neto (VAN) y Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR) tuvieron valores de USD \(716 000 y 2,55 %, respectivamente. También se obtienen ganancias totales de USD \) 985 000/año y un valor del Período de Retorno de la Inversión de 6,70 años.

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                Journal
                biote
                Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología
                Rev. colomb. biotecnol
                Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia )
                0123-3475
                December 2018
                : 20
                : 2
                : 6-18
                Affiliations
                [1] Camagüey Camagëy orgnameUniversidad de Camagüe orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas orgdiv2Departamento de Química Cuba amaury.psanchez@ 123456reduc.edu.cu
                [3] La Habana orgnameCentro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología Cuba ruthdaly.segura@ 123456cigb.edu.cu
                [2] orgnameASD Global United States of America sonali.singh@ 123456asdglobal.com
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                S0123-34752018000200006
                10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v20n2.77053
                b9a580d1-824f-4717-b27f-7596d99ec0b3

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 10 December 2017
                : 26 October 2018
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                Biofertilizante,simulación,diseño conceptual,costos,Biofertilizer,simulation,conceptual design,economics

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