Techno-economic study of the goat milk powder production
Abstract
In the present work, the economic profitability of a powder goat milk production plant in Cuba, with a production capacity of 106 tons/year (508 kg/batch) was determined by using the SuperPro Designer® process simulator version 8.5. The influence of the addition of a second spray dryer (Variant) on the overall profitability of the production process was also evaluated. Finally, a sensitivity study was conducted in order to obtain statistical correlations that relate three initial variables with three economic indicators: 1) Net Present Value (NPV); 2) Internal Rate of Return (IRR); and 3) Payback Period (PP). It’s required a total investment of $ 2,772,000 Cuban pesos (CP) to erect the plant, total annual profits of CP $ 1,173,000 are obtained, while the NPV, IRR and PP had values of CP $ 3,842,000; 33.83% and 2.70 years, respectively, qualifying the process as economically profitable. The application of the Variant reduces the overall economic profitability of the production process.
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Authors
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Amaury Pérez-Sánchez
Cuba
Amaury Pérez-Sánchez
Ingeniero químico, Profesor instructor, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Camagüey, Carretera Circunvalación Norte, Km. 5½, e/ Camino Viejo de Nuevitas y Ave. Ignacio Agramonte, CP 74650, Camagüey, Cuba. Email: amaury.psanchez@reduc.edu.cu
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Lourdes Crespo-Zafra
Cuba
Lourdes Crespo-Zafra
Ingeniera química, Doctora en Ciencias, Profesor auxiliar, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Camagüey, Carretera Circunvalación Norte, Km. 5½, e/ Camino Viejo de Nuevitas y Ave. Ignacio Agramonte, CP 74650, Camagüey, Cuba. Email: lourdes.crespo@reduc.edu.cu
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Lisandro Ramos-López
Cuba
Lisandro Ramos-López
Ingeniero químico, Profesor instructor, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Camagüey, Carretera Circunvalación Norte, Km. 5½, e/ Camino Viejo de Nuevitas y Ave. Ignacio Agramonte, CP 74650 Camagüey, Cuba. Email: lisandro@nauta.cu
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Eduardo García-Noa
Cuba
Eduardo García-Noa
Ingeniero químico, Doctor en Ciencias, Profesor auxiliar, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana, Cujae, Calle 114, # 11901, e/ Ciclovía y Rotonda, Marianao, La Habana. Cuba, Email: egarcianoa@quimica.cujae.edu.cu
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Luisa Matos-Mosqueda
Cuba
Luisa Matos-Mosqueda
Ingeniera química, Doctora en Ciencias, Profesor auxiliar, Departamento de Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Camagüey, Carretera Circunvalación Norte, Km. 5½, e/ Camino Viejo de Nuevitas y Ave. Ignacio Agramonte, CP 74650, Camagüey, Cuba. Email: luisa.matos@reduc.edu.cu
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