Hi Dick Interesting. What sort of process are you using?
Best Keith Addison >jan, my answer in the text of your em : > >Sent: Martes 5 de Junio de 2001 14:32 >Subject: key figures for the initial costs and operating costs... > >You deliver two plants for 800 liters of BD per day, do you ? > >* no, we deliver one plant capable of processing two batches of 400 liters >each per 24 hr. period. >our present delivery time is 120 days. > >1) What are the initial costs per plant ? > >* u$s 9'100.00 faf buenos aires, plus per diem and travel for instalation >and start-up. > >*this is a two vessel plant, semiautomatic, with manifold venting, and >methanol recoup circuit with vacuum pump. all asi 304 ss construction. >testing and calibration equipment provided with plant, as well as start-up >training. all auto systems have redundant hand operated back-up systems. >biodiesel is filtered to 5 microns. > >*client provides 3 bar compressed air source, and storage facilities for >oil, methanol, glycerol, and biodiesel. > >*we are considering licensing construction abroad. > >2) What are the running costs: > >*all prices per liter, in u$s dollars, unless indicated : > >-refined sunflower oil : 0,315 > >-industrial grade methanol : 0.49 > >-naoh : 0.80 / kg. > >-30 kWh per 400 liter batch. > >-3.0 hours per batch for processing and clean-up. > >3. What are the revenue sources and their prices? > >*there is no market for biodiesel per se. our clients mix it with >petrodiesel and treat is as an additive. saves hassle with the tax people. > >*diesel fuel in argentina/uruguay is 0.52 retail, 0.45 wholesale. > >*glycerol can be sold for 0.60-0.80 / kg. pure glycerin sells for 1.80-2.20 >/ kg. > > >From my rough analysis (I am doing it for my to-be installation) it goes >that the most important >factor for BD production to be profitable is ( I want to sell it for >profit) : (oil, etc...) > >Any comments ???? > >*seems to me glycerol would be the most important variable in your >cost/profit equation. > >hope this helps. cheers, dick. > >"<snipping> is an art. you too can be an artist. just do it !!!" > > > > >Biofuels at Journey to Forever >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >Biofuel at WebConX >http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
