The potential of the energy cane as the main biomass crop for the cellulosic industry

OV Carvalho-Netto, JA Bressiani, HL Soriano… - Chemical and Biological …, 2014 - Springer
The last century was the scene of an extraordinary social and economic development of
mankind. This development had the fossil energy as one of its pillars. The discovery of petrol …

Techno-economic and environmental assessment of biomass gasification and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis integrated to sugarcane biorefineries

JM Bressanin, BC Klein, MF Chagas, MDB Watanabe… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Large-scale deployment of both biochemical and thermochemical routes for advanced
biofuels production is seen as a key climate change mitigation option. This study addresses …

By-products of the sugarcane industry

F Santos, P Eichler, G Machado, J De Mattia… - Sugarcane biorefinery …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of waste in the sugar-energy industry is not only an environmental necessity, but
also a way of adding value to materials. Residues from sugarcane processing for ethanol …

Multi-objective optimization for integrated sugarcane cultivation and harvesting planning

A Aliano Filho, WA Oliveira, T Melo - European Journal of Operational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sugarcane and its by-products make a relevant contribution to the world economy. In
particular, the sugar-energy industry is affected by the timing of sugarcane cultivation and …

The success of the Brazilian Alcohol Program (Proálcool)-a decade-by-decade brief history of ethanol in Brazil

R Stolf, APR Oliveira - Engenharia Agrícola, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT The National Alcohol Program (Proálcool) was a strategic policy of the Brazilian
government to replace petroleum-based fuels with alcohol (ethanol). Based on the review …

Advanced technologies for electricity production in the sugarcane value chain are a strategic option in a carbon reward policy context

JM Bressanin, HR Guimarães, MF Chagas… - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable bioenergy production is required to meet the growing demand and
environmental concerns. This study addresses current and advanced options for biomass …

Production of second-generation ethanol from sugarcane

F Santos, P Eichler, JH de Queiroz, F Gomes - … biorefinery, technology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the impetus to replace fossil fuels (oil, coal, and gas), at least partially, interest in
alternative sources of energy, including biomass, solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, etc …

[PDF][PDF] Sugarcane tillering and ratooning: key factors for a profitable crop**

S Matsuoka, R Stolf - Sugarcane: Production, cultivation and …, 2012 - servidores.ufscar.br
Sugarcane is grown all over the world from cultivars of complex genetic constitution
ultimately coming from original hybridization mostly made a century ago between …

Integrated planning for planting and harvesting sugarcane and energy-cane for the production of sucrose and energy

SC Poltroniere, A Aliano Filho, AS Caversan… - … and Electronics in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The main products obtained from sugarcane for the global market are sugar, ethanol and
energy. Although the demand for these products is high, in Brazil there is no longer space to …

Multiobjective optimization of economic and environmental performance of Fischer-Tropsch biofuels production integrated to sugarcane biorefineries

JM Bressanin, VC Geraldo, FAM Gomes… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a subject of high importance at a
global level. The expansion of advanced liquid biofuels use can contribute to increase the …