ADVANTAGES

LABLAB DRYER BUSINESS MODEL

Year-round supply of dried DIRECT RETAIL

‘ lablab

Consistent moisture content

LABLAB DRYER CUSTOMER
and high quality of dried PRODUCER
Lablab (algal mat) farmers use sun drying lablab
to produce dried lablab, which serves as
an organic fish feed. Supply of dried 99.93% 1 YEAR
Lower specific energy CUSTOMER ROI PAYBACK PERIOD
lablab becomes limited during the wet
consumption
season due to insufficient amount of
sunlight for drying.
PHP 278 823.92
SELLING PRICE PER UNIT
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
SOLUTION

A hybrid solar dryer for lablab that will 6 DRYER UNITS PER YEAR PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS
generate all-year round supply of dried • EQUIPMENT COST (6 units):
lablab PHP 836 471.76
• PERSONNEL COST:
o Operates on solar energy during PHP 1 140 000
dry season • OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES:
PHP 446 000
o With additional electric heating INVENTORS:
DR. ALVIN CULABA, DLSU, Project Leader
coils for use during rainy season
PHP 2 442 271.76 DR. ARIES UBALDO, DLSU
TOTAL INVESTMENT FOR 1 YEAR PLAN
TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL
MARKET LABLAB DRYER TEAM

TRL 4 TO TRL 6 MARY VERMI AIZZA CORPUZ

Scrum master
LEIF OLIVER CORONADO
Mechanical Eng’g Maven

GOAL: DEVELOP LARGE SCALE LESTER LEE BAYON MARY ROSE BONOS
Connector Chemical Eng’g Maven
PROTOTYPE & TEST IN INTENDED
ENVIRONMENT CLOSE TO EXPECTED LABLAB GROWERS & CONTACT US:
lebayon@up.edu.ph
PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATION OF LABLAB FARMERS