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ArticleBioresources and bioprocessing2025

Techno-economic analysis of a novel laccase production process utilizing perennial biomass and the aqueous phase of bio-oil.

Elmin Rahic, Nicholas Cassady, Kurt Rosentrater

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Article in Bioresources and bioprocessing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elmin RahicBioeconomy Institute, Iowa State University, 617 Bissell Rd, Ames, IA, 50011, USA. erahic@iastate.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-0216-5992
Nicholas CassadyDepartment of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Kurt RosentraterDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.

Funding

National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2020-68012-31824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explored a novel laccase production process utilizing perennial biomass and the aqueous phase from bio-oil. Experimental and techno-economic modeling were coupled to gain insight into and optimize the solid-state fermentation conditions for minimizing the laccase selling price. At relatively small scales, processing only 230 Mg of prairie biomass per year, a 5-year return on investment required a minimum laccase selling price of $0.05/kU, assuming a 10% discount rate. The associated sensitivity analysis showed the minimum laccase selling price to be most sensitive to parameters affecting laccase output from the plant, which included the number of batches produced per year and laccase recovery assumptions. Limitations and future outlooks were provided, emphasizing the need for further process optimization to minimize fermentation time and downstream losses.

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PMID40742523
PMCPMC12314284

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