Along with a growing global ethanol market, investment in the production of sugarcane is growing, targeting new … sugarcane and (large-scale) ethanol. The sector is highly concentrated. More recently, however, small ethanol distilleries have …-smallholder experiences be transferred from Brazil to other contexts? Part 1 describes the Brazilian sugarcane and ethanol sector with regards …

quantities on existing lands. Highly perishable, low-density crops such as sugarcane require tight integration between growers …

We investigate the economic and employment consequences of introducing a new sugarcane-based biofuel industry into …

recovery. Thus, the aim of this study is to assess the incorporation of double-effect distillation in ethanol production, and …

This study carried out an exergetic analysis of a proposed ethanol production scheme in which a new process – enzymatic … hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse – is integrated into the conventional process. Seven cases were evaluated, among them a … conventional ethanol production plant without hydrolysis, a conventional plant combined with hydrolysis and hydrolysate …

Sugarcane is one of the most important industries of the Brazilian economy, and its main products are sugar and ethanol …. Most of the industrial plants produce both products in an integrated process, in which the sugarcane bagasse is a by … analysis is used to assess an integrated sugar and ethanol plant with its cogeneration system. The plant was divided into eight …