Abstract
Brazil is the largest producer of bioethanol, and sugarcane is the main raw material. Bioethanol, is produced by both batch and continuous processes, and in some cases, flocculating yeast is use. This article analyzes the Bracilian Ethanol Program. for the 1996–1997 havest, Brazil produced 14.16 billion L of ethanol and 13.8 million metrict of sugar, from 286 million metrict of sugarcane. These products were produced by 328 industries inactivity, with 101 autonomousethanol plants producing only ethanol, and 227 sugar mills producing sugar and ethanol. The sugar-ethanol market reaches about 7.5 billion US$/yr, accounting for direct and indirect revenues.
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Zanin, G.M., Santana, C.C., Bon, E.P.S. et al. Brazilian bioethanol program. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 84, 1147–1161 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1385/ABAB:84-86:1-9:1147
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