I think the article has a mistake. Should the output read 100 barrels instead of 100 gallons!!??
An original article from May, 2003, on this process read like this...
...Each day 200 tons of turkey offal will be carted to the first industrial-scale thermal depolymerization plant, recently completed in an adjacent lot, and be transformed into various useful products, including 600 barrels of light oil....
100 gallons of fuel oil per day
I think the article has a mistake. Should the output read 100 barrels instead of 100 gallons!!??
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agreed
I suspect the mistake may be a couple of zeros. At $40 per barrel, this would be $4,000 per day GROSS. Costs of production not yet deducted. A $31 million dollar plant is a big investment for a gross revenue of $4,000 per day. At 5% interest, $31 million would earn you $4,305 NET per day.
Not so sure how this is paying for itself. Maybe costs will come down as they put up more plants. Or they are banking on future oil price increases.