ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF INVESMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR REDUCING TORULA YEAST' PRODUCTION COST

Authors

  • Alfredo Torres Fernández Oficina de la Zona Especial de Desarrollo de Mariel, Desamparados 166 entre Habana y Compostela, Habana Vieja, La Habana
  • Manuel Díaz de los Ríos Instituto Cubano de Investigaciones de los Derivados de la Caña de Azúcar (ICIDCA). Vía Blanca 804 Esq. Carretera Central. San Miguel del Padrón, La Habana.
  • Gustavo Saura Laria nstituto Cubano de Investigaciones de los Derivados de la Caña de Azúcar (ICIDCA). Vía Blanca 804 Esq. Carretera Central. San Miguel del Padrón, La Habana.

Keywords:

torula yeast, production cost, economic feasibility

Abstract

The prices of ammonium salts which are used in the torula yeast production technology are very high nowadays. In the other hand, this technology has very high energy costs which are consumed by blowers in fermentation, separators machines and in the concentration and drying of yeast. In this paper, different technical alternatives are analyzed for reducing the production cost of torula yeast, through changes in production inputs, electric motors and the replacement of a portion of the fuel used for drying by biogas. Then, the economic feasibility in both currencies is evaluated for practical application.

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Published

2016-01-01

How to Cite

Torres Fernández, A., Díaz de los Ríos, M., & Saura Laria, G. (2016). ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF INVESMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR REDUCING TORULA YEAST’ PRODUCTION COST. Centro Azúcar Journal, 43(1), 8. Retrieved from http://centroazucar.uclv.edu.cu/index.php/centro_azucar/article/view/125

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Original Articles