Alpha-Cyclodextrin Production from Corn (Adsorption)
Alpha-Cyclodextrin Production Costs Report | Issue B | Q3 2024
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1 kta United States-based plant | Q3 2024 | 107 pages |
This report presents a cost analysis of a 1 kta (kilo metric ton per annum) United States-based plant. You can add a customized cost analysis, assuming another location (country), when ordering a premium edition of this report.
Report Abstract
It presents the economics of alpha-Cyclodextrin production from corn in the United States. Initially, corn starch is hydrolyzed to dextrin by alpha-amylase. Then, dextrin is enzimatically converted to cyclodextrins. Alpha-Cyclodextrin is recovered using an adsorption column, in a non-solvent process.
The report provides a comprehensive study of Alpha-Cyclodextrin production and related Alpha-Cyclodextrin production cost, covering three key aspects: a complete description of the Alpha-Cyclodextrin production process examined; an in-depth analysis of the related Alpha-Cyclodextrin plant capital cost (Capex); and an evaluation of the respective Alpha-Cyclodextrin plant operating costs (Opex).
The Alpha-Cyclodextrin production process description includes a block flow diagram (BFD), an overview of the industrial site installations, detailing both the process unit and the necessary infrastructure, process consumption figures and comprehensive process flow diagrams (PFD). The Alpha-Cyclodextrin plant capital cost analysis breaks down the Capex by plant cost (i.e., ISBL, OSBL and Contingency); owner's cost; working capital; and costs incurred during industrial plant commissioning and start-up. The Alpha-Cyclodextrin plant operating costs analysis covers operating expenses, including variable costs like raw materials and utilities, and fixed costs such as maintenance, labor, and depreciation.
Process Overview

Product
Alpha-Cyclodextrin. Alpha-Cyclodextrin is a polysaccharide derived from six units of glucose linked end to end via ?-1,4 linkages. As all cyclodextrins, it appears as white, water soluble solid with minimal toxicity. It is a multifunctional compound, marketed for use as a fiber ingredient, an odor or flavor masking agent, as emulsificant agent, and for medical and healthcare applications. Cyclodextrins are products of the enzymatic degradation of starch from vegetable materials.
Raw Material
Corn. Corn is available at relatively low and steady prices, it has high starch content, is easily stored, transported and handled. Such characteristics led naturally to the development of several processes to recover its starch and to process it into several industrial products. Most industrial processes make use of the shelled corn, which has been stripped from the cob during harvesting. The shelled corn is converted to other products through milling and refining. Corn milling processes can be divided in two main groups, wet milling and dry milling. In the wet milling, the corn kernel is milled in such a way that its components can be separated in an aqueous medium. In the dry milling the components of the kernel are separated using screening and air classification, but the fractionation is less efficient. Wet milling is generally used to produce high quality corn starch at high yields along with its by-products used in the animal feed (corn gluten meal and corn gluten feed) and food (corn oil) industries. Dry milling is widely used in the production of fuel Ethanol by fermentation of raw corn starch, other uses include the brewing and cereals industries.
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Plant Capital Cost Summary
Summary outlining the capital cost required for building the Alpha-Cyclodextrin production plant examined
Plant Capital Cost Details
Detailing of fixed capital (ISBL, OSBL & Owner’s Cost), working capital and additional capital requirements
Plant Cost Breakdowns
Breakdown of Alpha-Cyclodextrin process unit (ISBL) costs and infrastructure (OSBL) costs; plant cost breakdown per discipline
Operating Costs Summary
Summary presenting the operating variable costs and the total operating cost of the Alpha-Cyclodextrin production plant studied
Operating Cost Details
Detailing of utilities costs, operating fixed costs and depreciation
Plant Capacity Assessment
Comparative analysis of capital investment and operating costs for different Alpha-Cyclodextrin plant capacities
Production Process Information
Block Flow Diagram, descriptions of process unit (ISBL) and site infrastructure (OSBL)
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Raw materials and utilities consumption figures, by-products credits, labor requirements
Process Diagrams
Process flow diagrams (PFD), equipment list and industrial site configuration
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This report presents the economics of alpha-Cyclodextrin production from corn in the United States, using a solvent process. Initially, corn starch is hydrolyzed to dextrin by alpha-amylase. Then, dextrin is enzimatically converted to cyclodextrins. Added decanol forms a complex with alpha-cyclodextrin and precipitates. Finally, the complex is cleaved and alpha-cyclodextrin is obtained.
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