Economic evaluation of protein recovery process from Argentinian soybean extruded-expelled meals
Keywords:
agricultural production, soybean extruded-expelled meals, value-added manufacturing, protein products
Abstract
Soybean extruded-expelled (EE) meals are the byproduct of the soybean oil extraction process commonly used by small and medium- sized Argentinean companies. In this study, the economic feasibility of protein concentrate production from soybean EE meals was evaluated. A processing daily capacity of 18 ton of EE meals was considered, resulting in an annual production of 1,500 ton of protein concentrate. The proposed methodology considered a pH change process consisting of 3 cycles of alkaline extraction at 60 ºC followed by isoelectric precipitation at low temperature using hydrochloric acid, which resulted in a final product with a protein content of 75 % (db) and a productivity of 0.28 kg product/kg soybean EE meals. To analyze a practical case, proposed production was carried out as an extension of a typical medium-sized soybean extrusion- expelling plant. As a result, the necessary capital investment was estimated to be US$2.7 million. Additional financial performance indicators were computed, including net present value and internal rate of return, and it was concluded that the proposal to obtain a protein concentrate from soybean EE meals was economically viable on an industrial scale if sale prices are above 2,267 US$/ton.
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aggregates suspensions. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química 20(2), 787-805. https: //doi.org/10.24275/rmiq/Alim2311
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sdr/130/
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Seghezzo, L., Huaranca, L. L., Vega, M. L., Jeckeln, G. V., Avalos, M. A., Iribarnegaray, M. A., Volante, J. N., Mónico Serrano, F.
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Wang H., Johnson L.A.,Wang T. (2004). Preparation of soy protein concentrate and isolate from extruded-expelled soybean meals. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society 81(7), 713-717. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-004-966-8
Published
2023-01-31
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Accoroni, C., Godoy, E., & Reinheimer, M. (2023). Economic evaluation of protein recovery process from Argentinian soybean extruded-expelled meals. Revista Mexicana De Ingeniería Química, 22(1), Alim2677. https://doi.org/10.24275/rmiq/Alim2677
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