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Production of gossypol from cottonseed gums. Preliminary cost study
Author(s) -
Koltun S. P.,
Decossas K. M.,
Pominski Joseph,
Pons W. A.,
Patton E. L.
Publication year - 1959
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/bf02640052
Subject(s) - gossypol , cottonseed , raw material , acetic acid , pound (networking) , cottonseed oil , production cost , chemistry , production (economics) , pulp and paper industry , food science , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering , economics , computer science , mechanical engineering , world wide web , macroeconomics
Summary Based on operations of a hypothetical gossypol‐extraction plant, it is estimated that crude gossypol‐acetic acid can be produced at a cost of $2.64 per pound at an annual production of 113,500 lbs.; that pure gossypol‐acetic acid can be produced at a cost of $3.80 per pound at an annual production of 100,200 lbs; and that pure gossypol will cost $5.55 per pound at an annual production of 81,000 lbs. By marketing the phosphatides instead of returning them to the gums, the cost of producing pure gossypol will be $3.91 per pound at an annual production of 81,000 lbs. These costs were estimated by assuming that Phase I of the process would be accomplished simultaneously with oil mill‐extraction operations, and Phases II and III during remainder of the season. It is readily apparent that gossypol or gossypol‐acetic acid as produced are not inexpensive chemicals and would probably have to be produced for specialized uses, such as pharmaceuticals and the like, where the cost of these chemicals would not be prohibitive. Should product evaluation research now under way establish specific uses for gossypol and its intermediates, a demand for sizeable quantities of these materials might result.