processes, and expected trends in biomass yield, sugar- and fibre content, industrial scale and efficiency. Sugarcane and … sugar content of sugarcane, and improved industrial efficiency are important parameters in total ethanol production costs …

evaluated in the initial screening process. This work uses the cases of corn and sugarcane ethanol to draw some comparisons on … and second generation technologies in the same site processing corn or sugarcane for ethanol. …

Ethanol production from sugarcane under Brazilian conditions has resulted in positive economic, energetic and … use of labor and previous burning in sugarcane harvesting has been progressively replaced by mechanical harvesting without …, mechanical harvesting with previous burning, and mechanical harvesting of green sugarcane. Generally, the main reason for use of …

The need to improve the sustainability of bioethanol production from sugarcane in Brazil has intensified the search for … scenario, the anaerobic digestion of vinasse (the most abundant effluent from a sugarcane biorefinery) arises as an interesting … considerations. The energy potential from vinasse of a single sugarcane biorefinery, which is generally lost due to its application …

Sugarcane produced in Brazil has several environmental advantages. However, burning residues, which leads to GHG and … health problems. Mechanized harvest without burning is gradually replacing manually harvested burned sugarcane. Global … warming potential (GWP) and human health indicators of sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil, in the pre-mechanization (100 …

, compared to the traditional sugarcane ethanol system, of the integrated production of ethanol and biodiesel through a sugarcane …) emissions associated with ethanol production. In the Integrated System, soybean would be cultivated in part of the sugarcane … reforming areas, which represents ∼17% of the total sugarcane area. Sugarcane and soybean oil would be processed in a combined …

Sugarcane trash and bagasse, lignocellulosic materials obtained during sugarcane harvesting and processing, may be used … production process from sugarcane is presented, evaluating its flexibility. A flexible biorefinery may offer economic and …