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The approximate costing of electro-organic processes

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Published cost data for four electro-organic syntheses at scales of 30 to 104 tonnes y−1 have been reviewed and cast into like form by making some simple assumptions. The patterns of spending revealed are remarkably similar despite the differences in chemistry and scale. From these data it is suggested that a first estimate of the total annual process cost of an industrial synthesis is given by 2.2 times the installed cell capital plus the cost of raw materials. Improved estimates for other financial strategies than the baseline case may be obtained from the tables. Selectivity of reaction is identified as a factor of paramount importance in improving the economics of electro-organic processes.

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Jansson, R.E.W. The approximate costing of electro-organic processes. J Appl Electrochem 12, 163–169 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00616898

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