dc.description.abstract | The pre-designed factory for making sodium lignosulfonate surfactant from cocoa pod shells using the Sodium Bisulfite sulfonation process has a capacity of 3,000 tons/year and operates 330 days a year. The main process in this pre-design consists of four stages, namely the raw material preparation stage, the delignification stage, the sulfonation stage, and the NaOH recovery stage. At the delignification stage, the Soda/Alkali process is applied using an organic solvent in the form of NaOH as a cooking solution. Meanwhile, in the sulfonation stage, the operation is carried out at a temperature of 120°C for 1 hour. The amount of cocoa shells required to reach annual production capacity is 788,860 kg/hour.
The factory for making sodium lignosulfonate surfactant from imi coconut fiber is planned to be established in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province, with a total area of 18,015 m2. The planned form of company organization is a Limited Liability Company (PT) with a total of 172 employees.
The results of the economic analysis of this pre-design are as follows:
1. Capital Investment (CI)
= Rp313.335.628.606
2. Total Cost (TC)
= Rp165.202.685.519
3. Profit Margin (PM)
= 35,241%
4. Break Even Point (BEP)
= 37,451%
5. Return on Investment (ROI)
= 20,694%
6. Return on Network (RON)
= 34,490%
7. Pay Out Time (POT)
= 4 tahun 10 bulan
8. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
= 20,595%
Based on the economic analysis, it can be concluded that the pre-design of a sodium lignosulfonate surfactant factory from cocoa pod shells using the sodium bisulfite sulfonation process is feasible to be established. | en_US |