Caffeine Production from Tea Waste
Caffeine Production Costs Report | Issue A | Q4 2024
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1.20 kta United States-based plant | Q4 2024 | 107 pages |
This report presents a cost analysis of a 1.20 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
This report presents the economics of a typical Caffeine production process from tea leaves waste in the United States via an extraction process.
The report provides a comprehensive study of Caffeine production and related Caffeine production cost, covering three key aspects: a complete description of the Caffeine production process examined; an in-depth analysis of the related Caffeine plant capital cost (Capex); and an evaluation of the respective Caffeine plant operating costs (Opex).
The Caffeine 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 Caffeine 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 Caffeine plant operating costs analysis covers operating expenses, including variable costs like raw materials and utilities, and fixed costs such as maintenance, labor, and depreciation.
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The process under analysis comprises two major sections: (1) Caffeine extraction; and (2) Caffeine refining.
* Caffeine extracton. First, the tea leaves waste undergoes a solid-liquid extraction with ethyl acetate, which removes caffeine and other soluble compounds from the biomass. The solution formed is concentrated as most of the solvent is evaporated and recovered. The caffeine is then transferred to an aqueous phase by means of a liquid-liquid extraction. Again an evaporation step follows to concentrate the solution, which proceeds to refining steps.
* Caffeine refining. The aqueous caffeine solution goes through two batteries of activated carbon treatment and crystallization to form pure caffeine crystals. The activated carbon captures the non-caffeine solutes, which are discarded. The caffeine crystals are then dried and packaged for storage.
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Plant Capital Cost Summary
Summary outlining the capital cost required for building the Caffeine production plant examined
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Detailing of fixed capital (ISBL, OSBL & Owner’s Cost), working capital and additional capital requirements
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Breakdown of Caffeine process unit (ISBL) costs and infrastructure (OSBL) costs; plant cost breakdown per discipline
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Summary presenting the operating variable costs and the total operating cost of the Caffeine production plant studied
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Comparative analysis of capital investment and operating costs for different Caffeine plant capacities
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