Bio-Adipic Acid Production from Glucose (Chemical Catalytic Process)
Adipic Acid Production Costs Report | Issue B | Q3 2024
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150 kta United States-based plant | Q3 2024 | 107 pages |
This report presents a cost analysis of a 150 kta (kilo metric ton per annum) United States-based plant. You can add a customized cost analysis, assuming another location (country), when ordering a premium edition of this report.
Report Abstract
This report shows a feasibility study of Bio-Adipic Acid production from glucose syrup in a plant located in the United States. The route examined is a two-step catalytic process similar to Rennovia process. In this process, glucose is first oxidized to produce glucaric acid, which is then hydrogenated to produce Adipic Acid.
The report provides a comprehensive study of Adipic Acid production and related Adipic Acid production cost, covering three key aspects: a complete description of the Adipic Acid production process examined; an in-depth analysis of the related Adipic Acid plant capital cost (Capex); and an evaluation of the respective Adipic Acid plant operating costs (Opex).
The Adipic Acid production process description includes a block flow diagram (BFD), an overview of the industrial site installations, detailing both the process unit and the necessary infrastructure, process consumption figures and comprehensive process flow diagrams (PFD). The Adipic Acid plant capital cost analysis breaks down the Capex by plant cost (i.e., ISBL, OSBL and Contingency); owner's cost; working capital; and costs incurred during industrial plant commissioning and start-up. The Adipic Acid plant operating costs analysis covers operating expenses, including variable costs like raw materials and utilities, and fixed costs such as maintenance, labor, and depreciation.
Process Schematic

The process under analysis comprises two major sections: (1) Glucaric Acid Synthesis; and (2) Adipic Acid Synthesis.
Glucaric Acid Synthesis. A glucose solution is mixed with process water and heated before being fed to the oxidation reactor. Oxygen is supplied to the reaction by feeding compressed air to the bottom of the reactor. The overhead from the reactor is fed to a knock-out drum, a liquid stream is recycled to the reactor and most of the recovered gaseous stream is recycled to the air compressor. The reactor’s bottoms product is cooled and filtered, glucaric acid is recovered as a solid and fed to rotary driers to remove water.
Adipic Acid Synthesis. Glucaric acid solids are dissolved in acetic acid and heated before being fed to the hydrodeoxygenation reactor. Glucaric acid reacts with hydrogen at high pressure yielding adipic acid and water. The reactor’s overhead stream, a hydrogen-rich stream, is partially condensed to remove light by-products that are burned as fuel, the gaseous stream is recycled to the hydrogen compressors. The reactor’s product stream is expanded in a turbo generator, producing electricity. Its low-pressure output is directed to a knock-out drum in which a hydrogen-rich gaseous phase is recovered and recycled to the hydrogen compressor and a liquid phase, composed mostly of acetic acid, water and adipic acid, is directed to a crystallizer. The output from this crude crystallizer is then filtered and fed to a rotary drier to recover crude adipic acid. The mother liquor from the filter and acetic acid evaporated from the drier are mixed and fed to an extractive distillation system to remove the water content from the acetic acid so that it can be recycled to the hydrodeoxygenation feed mixer. Crude adipic acid must still be dissolved in water and then subjected to further crystallization, filtering and drying to reach fiber grade purity.
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Plant Capital Cost Summary
Summary outlining the capital cost required for building the Adipic Acid production plant examined
Plant Capital Cost Details
Detailing of fixed capital (ISBL, OSBL & Owner’s Cost), working capital and additional capital requirements
Plant Cost Breakdowns
Breakdown of Adipic Acid process unit (ISBL) costs and infrastructure (OSBL) costs; plant cost breakdown per discipline
Operating Costs Summary
Summary presenting the operating variable costs and the total operating cost of the Adipic Acid production plant studied
Operating Cost Details
Detailing of utilities costs, operating fixed costs and depreciation
Plant Capacity Assessment
Comparative analysis of capital investment and operating costs for different Adipic Acid plant capacities
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Block Flow Diagram, descriptions of process unit (ISBL) and site infrastructure (OSBL)
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