Citric Acid Production Costs - Q2 2023
Citric Acid Operating Costs & Plants Capital Investment
Citric Acid is a naturally occurring tricarboxylic acid commonly found in plants and animals. In its pure form, it is a colorless compound readily soluble in water. Citric acid can be obtained from natural sources (e.g. lemon, lime and orange) and synthetically produced either via chemical reaction or microbial fermentation. Large-volume industrial production of Citric Acid, however, is based almost exclusively on microbial fermentation of carbohydrate substrate, in which a strain of Aspergillus niger is employed to convert sugar to citric acid.
Intratec offers professional, easy-to-understand reports examining Citric Acid production costs. Each study describes an industrial plant, including main process units and site infrastructure, and presents an independent analysis of capital and operating costs. All reports are based on the most recent economic data available (Q2 2023).
Citric Acid Production
This report presents the economics of Citric Acid production from corn via a fermentation process. Initially, corn starch is hydrolyzed to fermentable sugars, which are bioconverted to Citric Acid via fermentation. The economic analysis is based on a plant constructed in the United States.
Details: 40 kta United States-based plant | Q2 2023 | 111 pages From $1,999 USD
The cost analyses presented in the report Citric Acid E11A target a 40 kta (kilometric tons per annum) United States-based plant. For those interested in cost analyses considering other plant capacities and/or locations, Intratec offers a customized analysis as an optional feature.
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Details: 1.20 kta United States-based plant | Q2 2023 | 107 pages From $1,999 USD
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Details: 2.50 kta United States-based plant | Q2 2023 | 107 pages From $1,999 USD
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Details: 10 kta United States-based plant | Q2 2023 | 107 pages From $1,499 USD
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