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Energy conservation in solvent extraction
Author(s) -
Dada S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02543530
Subject(s) - energy conservation , production (economics) , energy management , natural resource economics , environmental economics , business , energy (signal processing) , energy cost , biofuel , production cost , environmental science , waste management , economics , microeconomics , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , statistics , electrical engineering
Increased costs for energy and unpredictable supplies of fuel have created a new dimension in business management. Energy and solvent costs account for 40–50% of total costs in operating an oilseed solvent extraction plant in the USA. Many companies are finding that an organized energy conservation program can hold down both energy use and costs without disrupting plant production. It has been repeatedly demonstrated that conservation measures can reduce energy by 15–30% or more with justifying cost savings. More importantly, if by energy conservation you can maintain production despite a reduction in energy supply, or increase production in the face of frozen fuel allocations, the effect on your sales and profits is obvious.