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Table l-A-9.— Equipment Costs for 
Production of APAP 
$ 56,100 
585.000 
653.000 
132,000 
20,000 
48,000 
498.000 
650.000 
575.000 
210.000 
104,700 
24,000 
583,791 
583,790 
389,194 
$7,783,875 
$1,377,590 
SOURCE: Cenex Corp. 
Table l-A-10.— Building Requirements for Production of APAP 
Area 
Gross space ftVft^ 
Unit values 
Cost 
Central office 
940 
41.00b 
$ 38,540 
Laboratories 
4,500 
70.00b 
315,000 
Warehouse 
2,000/36,000 
27.00b 
54,000 
Batching 
1,000/30,000 
1.75 
52,500 
Fermentation (including seed) . . . 
. . . 6,000/320,000 
1.75 
560,000 
Harvest, filter 
. . . 3,500/169,000 
1.75 
295,750 
Processing, crystallization 
. . . 8,700/470,000 
1.75 
822,500 
Drying, finishing 
. . . 5,000/270,000 
1.75 
472,500 
Warehouse, finished product .... 
. .. 11,000/200,000 
27.00b 
297,000 
Auxiliary equipment 
. .. 4,300/154,000 
1.75 
269,500 
Maintenance, engineering 
. .. 11,500/207,000 
1.75 
362,250 
Total $3,539,540 
Amortization over 30 years @ 12% compound interest $439,399<: 
®Unit values in cubic feet except where noted by "b." 
“Unit value in square feet. 
“Amortization = 0.12414 x total. 
SOURCE: Cenex Corp. 
Receiving and batching area 
3 20,000 gal steel aniline storage tanks, 
insulated and cooled - @ $47,000 $ 341,000 
2 20,000 gal aluminum acetic acid storage 
tanks, insulated and cooled - @ $71 ,300 342,600 
1 10,000 gal steel nitrogen storage tank with 
controls and instruments 47,000 
1 10,000 gal steel lard oil storage tank, 
insulated and heated 22,300 
1 10,000 gal stainless steel Batch tank with 
programable controller and agitator 59,500 
2 1,700 ft^ stainless steel Hopper bins with 
conveyors-® $58,100 116,200 
1 Electric forklift truck 11,400 
Fermentation and seed area 
1 150 gal stainless steel seed vessel, fully 
instrumented 125,000 
1 2,500 gal stainless steel seed vessel, fully 
instrumented 169,000 
2 50,000 gal stainless steel fermenters, fully 
instrumented with central control room - 
@ $399,000 798,000 
Recovery area 
1 50,000 gal stainless steel process tank, 
cooled, agitated and insulated 195,000 
1 3,000 gal steel filter aid slurry tank 
with agitator 11,300 
1 Stainless steel continuous decanter 
centrifuge 167,000 
2 100,000 gal stainless steel process tanks, 
insulated with external steam injection heater, 
pump and agitator- @ $333,000 666,000 
1 20,000 gal stainless steel side-entering surge 
tank with agitator 
3 50,000 gal stainless steel crystallizing tanks, 
insulated with heavy duty cooling coils and 
top-mounted agitator - @ $195,000 
1 Stainless steel turbo tray dryer 
2 3,500 ft^ stainless steel hopper bins - 
@ $ 66,000 
1 Bagging unit 
4 Stainless steel finished product conveyors - 
@ $ 12,000 
Auxiliary equipment 
3 1,500 c.f.m. reciprocating air compressors - 
@ $166,000 
Laboratory and office equipment 
Chillers, 500 ton total capacity 
1 Cooling tower, 1,500 g.p,m 
35 Pumps and motors, various sizes 
2 Dump trucks - $12,000 
Ventilation, general and spot - @ 7,5% 
of equipment 
Piping, general, materials and installation - 
@ 7.5% of equipment 
Miscellaneous equipment (hand tools, etc.) - 
@ 5% of equipment 
Total 
Annual charge for capital recovery over 10-year 
period, with 12% interest compounded 
annually ($7,783,875 x 0.17698) 
