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Biomass:

From a scientific and technical point of view, biomass is a material of biological origin excluding material embedded in geological formations and/or transformed to fossil. Bioenergy is the energy produced from biomass.

Biofuel:

Biofuel is a fuel produced directly or indirectly from biomass. There are solid, liquid, and gaseous biofuels. The most known liquid biofuels are biodiesel and bioethanol.

Energy balance:

Energy balance is the assessment of the energy input and energy output from a certain energy conversion system.

Sustainable development:

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs [1].

Biofuel program:

In general, encompasses incentives to biofuels production and/ or consumption through policies and regulatory frameworks.

Tariff and nontariff barriers:

Tariff barriers are duties imposed on tradable goods and services to be imported. Nontariff...

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Acknowledgment

The authors gratefully acknowledge support from SHELL Brasil and FAPESP through the “Research Centre for Gas Innovation – RCGI” (Fapesp Proc. 2014/50279–4), hosted by the University of São Paulo, and the strategic importance of the support given by ANP (Brazil’s National Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency) through the R&D levy regulation.

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  1. Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, Av Prof Luciano Gualberto 1289, São Paulo, Brazil

    José Goldemberg

  2. GBIO/Research Group on Bioenergy Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, Av Prof Luciano Gualberto 1289, São Paulo, Brazil

    Suani Teixeira Coelho & Patricia Guardabassi

  3. DATAGRO, Calçada das Magnolias 56 – Centro Comercial Alphaville, Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil

    Plinio Mário Nastari

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Goldemberg, J., Coelho, S.T., Guardabassi, P., Nastari, P.M. (2017). Bioethanol from Sugar: The Brazilian Experience. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_312-4

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