Table 2 Recent estimates of yeast lipid production cost
From: The history, state of the art and future prospects for oleaginous yeast research
Feedstock | Study year | Reactor type | Annual production (t oil/y) | Yeast lipid productivity (g L−1 h−1) | Valued co-products | Cost (US$/t oil) | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zero-value feedstock | 2008 | – | – | – | – | 3000 (COM) | [7] |
Glucose (US$ 400/t) | 2014 | STR | 10,000 | 0.54 | – | 5480 (COM) | [49] |
Zero-value carbon source | 2014 | STR | 10,000 | 0.54 | – | 3410 (COM) | [49] |
Zero-value carbon source | 2014 | STR | 10,000 | 2.50 | – | 1760 (COM) | [49] |
Zero-value carbon source | 2016 | STR | 10,260 | 0.21 | Animal feed | 2350 (BP) | [265] |
Zero-value carbon source | 2016 | OP | 10,260 | 0.21 | Animal feed | 1723 (BP) | [265] |
Zero-value carbon source | 2016 | OP | 7900 | 0.13 | Animal feed | 2290 (BP) | [265] |
Molasses (US$ 100/t) | 2016 | STR | 16,720 | 0.42 | Animal feed | 1300 (SP) | [98] |
Sucrose (US$ 258/t) | 2019 | STR | 10,000 | 0.52 | Animal feed, 2-phenylethanol | 5240 (COM) | [50]a |
Sucrose (US$ 258/t) | 2019 | OP | 7700 | 0.40 | Animal feed, 2-phenylethanol | 5690 (COM) | [50]a |
Wheat straw (US$ 78/t) | 2019 | STR | 10,000 | 0.52 | Animal feed, 2-phenylethanol | 5690 (COM) | [50]a |
Distiller’s dried grains with solubles (US$ 255/t) | 2019 | STR | 10,000 | 0.52 | Animal feed, 2-phenylethanol | 9870 (COM) | [50]a |
Glucose (US$ 400/t) | 2020 | STR | 40,000 | 0.54 | – | 4100 (MSP) | [52] |
Glucose (US$ 400/t) | 2020 | STR | 2000 | 0.54 | – | 5800 (MSP) | [52] |
Glucose (US$ 100/t) | 2020 | STR | 40,000 | 0.54 | – | 2500 (MSP) | [52] |