How Much Electricity is Needed to Produce 1kg of Paper?

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To determine the electricity needed to produce 1kg of paper, the discussion highlights that a paper mill operates at 5000kW and produces 14 tons (or 14,000kg) of paper per hour. This translates to a production rate of approximately 3.33 kg per minute. The participants discuss the need to convert production rates into time and energy units, emphasizing the relationship between power, work, and time. Ultimately, the focus is on calculating the energy consumption in kW*hr per kg of paper produced. The conversation concludes with a realization of the necessary calculations to find the required energy.
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ok, so I know that a paper mill requires 5000kW to operate at full capacity, the mill produces 14 tons of paper per hour, electricity is purchased at $.10/kW*hr, and the paper is sold at $5/kg.

knowing this i need to find how much electricity is need to produce 1kg of paper.

so far, I've found how much time it will take to produce 1kg of paper by converting 14tons/hr to 14000kg/hr. Using Power = work/time i should be able to find the electricity needed, but i don't know how to calculate the value for work.. Work should be in Kw*hr i think
 
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They mean find how much Electric *Energy* it takes to make 1kg of paper.
yes, you want units of kW*hr/kg. You need to multiply or divide to get rid of $ .
 
A: how much time (in terms of seconds) does it take to produce 1 kg of paper.

B: a watt is a joule per second

C: so how many joules?
 
yea, i definitely still don't get it.. i found how many kg/sec it will be producing but how am i supposed to convert that to watts without knowing m^2/s that the mill is putting out?
 
nevermind, stupid question, i got it now
 

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