Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Wei Zhang

Publications

• Research Article
  Economic Feasibility Analysis of the Industrial Production of Fish Protein Hydrolysates using Conceptual Process Simulation Software
  Author(s): Shan He, Christopher MM Franco and Wei ZhangShan He, Christopher MM Franco and Wei Zhang
  
  The aim of this study was to analyze the economic feasibility of producing Fish Protein Hydrolysates (FPH) on an industrial scale using conceptual process simulation software, based on 3,900 tons of raw material, the maximum available annually in South Australia. The parameters of the microwave-intensified enzymatic process and the microwave-intensified chemical process, the two processes that we previously identified as the optimum to produce FPH with strong oil binding and emulsifying capacity, respectively, in laboratory-scale evaluations, were used to model a large scale simulation using Software Superpro Designer. The results of the simulation showed that the microwaveintensified chemical process is more profitable than the microwave-intensified enzymatic process when scaled up. The investment payback time and return on investment of the scaled up processes are both very sensitiv.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9821.1000191

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