Process Simulation and Economics
All process modeling was performed in SuperPro Designer® version 10
build 7 (Intelligen, Inc.), and additional calculations were performed
in Microsoft Excel. The process models are publicly available at
http://mcdonald-nandi.ech.ucdavis.edu/tools/techno-economics/. A free
trial version of SuperPro Designer®
(http://www.intelligen.com/demo.html) can be used to view the model.
Process simulation operating expenditure (OPEX) and capital expenditure
(CAPEX) assumptions such as startup costs, labor pay rates, and utility
rates are listed in Table S2 of Supplementary Information.