Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Energy Recovery from Sugarcane-Trash in the Light of 2nd Generation Biofuels. Part 1: Current Situation and Environmental Aspects

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Waste and Biomass Valorization Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The importance of Sugarcane-Trash energy use, also called Sugarcane Agricultural Residues (SCAR) or Barbojo was analyzed in the light of 2nd generation Biofuels. The current challenges and opportunities of SCAR energy use were treated. An analysis focused on current Brazilian situation and experiences around the world, was carried out. The most probable routes for 2nd generation Bioethanol production suitability: Biomass to Liquid and Bio-enzymatic were compared in Brazil. The Brazilian Sugarcane Agro-Industry particularities and its influence on SCAR energy use were analyzed. The most probable use of SCAR, in a short and mid term, is as boiler feedstock. The key environmental aspects related to SCAR use were analyzed. The SCAR decomposition process and its influence into the CO2 emission reduction were explained. The weed control effect of SCAR left in the field was examined.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10

Similar content being viewed by others

Notes

  1. Brazilian Federal Government is the biggest shareholder. It owns 32% of Capital Stock.

  2. Autonomous distillery—The simultaneous production of sugar and ethanol is the rule of sugarcane industry. Most existent sugar factories have associated distilleries. The distilleries not associated with sugar factories are called autonomous distilleries.

  3. 1USD (March, 2010) = 1.76 Brazilian Real.

  4. Vinasse- Also known as stillage, mosto, must or rum slop. Residuals from alcohol production.

Abbreviations

BPST:

Back Pressure Steam Turbine

BTL:

Biomass to liquid

CEST:

Condensing extraction steam turbine

CDM:

Clean development mechanism

CNPq:

Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development

CONAB:

National company of supply

CONAMA:

Brazilian National Council on Environment

CS:

Center-south region

CTC:

Sugarcane Cooperative Technological Center

db:

Dry basis

ECN:

Energy Research Center of the Netherland

EMBRAPA:

Brazilian enterprise for agricultural research

FAPESP:

Foundation for research support of the state of São Paulo

GHG:

Green house gases

HHV:

High heating value

IPCC:

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

LHV:

Low heating value

MWth :

Thermal mega-watt

NNE:

North-northeast region

PETROBRAS:

Brazilian semi-public multinational energy company (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.)

PNUD:

United Nations Program for Development

PROINFA:

National Program to promote the development of alternatives energy supplies

SCAR:

Sugarcane agricultural residues (also called sugarcane-trash or barbojo)

SFS:

Simultaneous fermentation and saccharification

SP:

Sao Paulo State, Brazil

toe:

Ton of oil equivalent

wb:

Wet basis

WHO:

World Health Organization

References

  1. Robles-Gil, S.: Climate information for biomass energy applications. report on solar energy. Commission for Climatology World Meteorological Organization. La Paz, Mexico, Feb 21 (2001)

  2. Duke, J.A.: Handbook of energy crops. Purdue University, Center for New Crops and Plant Production. Unpublished. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Saccharum_officinarum.html#Cultivation (1983). Accessed 10 April 2008

  3. Alexander, A.G.: The energy cane alternative. Sugar series no. 6. Elsevier, USA (1985)

  4. Alonso Pippo, W., Garzone, P., Cornacchia, G.: Agro-industry sugarcane residues disposal: the trends of their conversion into energy carriers in Cuba. Waste Manage. 27, 869–885 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Hugot, E.: Handbook of cane sugar engineering, 3rd Edition. Elsevier Science, New York (1986)

  6. Alonso-Pippo, W., Luengo, C.A., Koehlinger, J., Garzone, P., Cornacchia, G.: Sugarcane energy use: the cuban case. Energy Policy 36, 2163–2181 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Cruz, G.V., Sulroca, D.F., Chirino, M.L., Gómez, J.W.: Electricity generation starting from sugarcane residues. Econ. Res. J. (Havana) 1–10 (1996)

  8. Egusquiza, F.J.: Sugarcane-trash national balance. Ministry of Sugar (Balance Nacional de paja de caña. Ministerio del azúcar), Havana, Cub., 20 June (1994)

  9. Ripoli Cannavam, T.C.: Are the SCAR really, an option for co-generation? Technological workshop on sugarcane harvesting (Palhiço da cana opção para cogeração?). Workshop Tecnológico sobre colheita da cana-de-açúcar. (USP,ESALQ) UNICAMP, SP., pp. 1–19, 11 Nov (2006)

  10. Braunbeck, O., Bauen, A., Rosillo-Calle, F., Cortez, L.: Prospects for green cane harvesting and cane residue use in Brazil. Biomass Bioenergy 17, 495–506 (1999)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Braunberck Oscar, A., Marcelo, P., Jorge, M.: Breaking paradigm on sugarcane harvesting. Workshop on sugarcane harvesting methods (Quebra de paradigmas na colheita da cana-de- açúcar. Workshop Colheita de cana-de-açúcar e palha para produção de Etanol. FAPESP. Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2 Feb (2008)

  12. Fernandes, A.C., Oliveira, E.R.: Sugarcane-trash measurements in Brazil. In: Proceedings of the International Society of Sugarcane Technologist Congress, pp. 1963–1973. Sao Paulo (1977)

  13. Morejón, M.Y., Gastelua, C.A., González, V.R., Milanés, A.F., Robaina, C.M.: Economic–energetic evaluation during the harvest transportation of the sugarcane agricultural residuals in the sugar Enterprise “Hector Molina”. Universidad Agraria de La Habana. Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias vol. 17, 2 (2008)

  14. Zanzi, R., Sjöström, K., Björnbom, E.: Rapid high-temperature pyrolysis of biomass in a free fall reactor. Fuel 75(5), 545–550 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Rajeev, J., Rajvanshi, A.K.: Sugarcane leaf-bagasse gasifiers for industrial heating applications. Biomass Bioenergy 13(3), 141–146 (1997)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Beeharry, R.P.: Strategies for augmenting sugarcane biomass availability for power production in mauritius. Biomass Bioenergy 20, 421–429 (2001)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Walter, A., Ensinas, A.V.: Combined production of second-generation biofuels from sugarcane residues. Energy (2009). doi:10.1016/j.energy.2009.07.032

  18. Larson, E.D., Jin, H., Celik, F.E.: Gasification-based fuels and electricity production from biomass, without and with carbon capture and storage, p. 77. Princeton, NJ, PEI, Princeton University (2005)

  19. Boerrigter, H.: Economy of biomas-to-liquids (BTL)plants. An engineering assessment. ECN-C-06-019. http://www.ecn.nl/nl/nieuws/newsletter-en/archive-2006/second-quarter-2006/recent-ecn-publications/ (2010). Accessed 6 Sept 2010

  20. CONAB: Profile of productions units by states. Profile of sugar and ethanol sector in Brazil. Situation observed from November, 2007. http://www.conab.gov.br/conabweb/geotecnologia/html_geosafras/usinasacucaralcool.html (2008). Accessed 10 Jan 2010

  21. PETROBRAS: Shareholders information. http://www.2.petrobras.com.br/ri/ing/InformacoesAcionistas/ComposicaoCapitalSocial.asp (2010). Acceded 25 March 2010

  22. Alvares da Costa, E.: At full speed. J. Ind. (On-line). N 158, March. 24-28. FIESP. http://www.hkl.com.br/fiesp/ (2010). (Original in Portuguese). Accessed 04 March 2010

  23. Jonathan, S.: Bioenergy feedstock characteristic. Oak ridge national laboratory, bioenergy feedstock development programs, Oak Ridge (2001)

  24. Sao Paulo State Law: 11.241/, 2000 on gradual decrease of sugarcane burn. (Original in Portuguese). http://www.google.com.br/search?hl=pt-BR&source=hp&q=Lei+11.241%2F%2C+2000+SP&meta=&btnG=Pesquisa+Google (2000). Accessed 6 March 2010

  25. UNICA: Data & quotations. Statistics. Sugarcane factory production ranking milling season 2008/2009. Center-South region. (original in Portuguese) http://www.unica.com.br/dadosCotacao/estatistica/ (2010). Accessed 12 April 2010

  26. Fioravanti, C.: The Artisans of ethanol (original in Portuguese). J. São Paulo State Res. Found. Pesquisa FAPESP no. 165, pp. 46–48 (2009)

  27. Çarik, T., Arga, K.Y., Altintas, M.M., Ülgen, K.Ö.: Flux analysis of recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae YPB-G utilizing starch for optimal ethanol production. Process Biochem. 39(12), 2097–2108 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Altintas, M.M., Ülgen, K.Ö., Kirdar, B., Önzan, Z.I., Oliver, S.G.: Improvement of ethanol production from starch by recombinant yeast trough manipulation of environmental factors. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 31, 640–647 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Ülgen, K.Ö., Saygili, B., Önzan, Z.I., Kirdar, B.: Bioconversion of starch into ethanol by a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YPG-AB. Process Biochem. 37, 1157–1168 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Himmel, M.E., Ding, S.-Y., Johnson, D.K., Adney, W.S., Nimlos, M.R., Brady, J.W., Foust, T.D.: Biomass recalcitrance: engineering plants and enzymes for biofuels production. Science 315, 804 (2007). doi:10.1120/science.1137016

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Ballesteros, M., Oliva, J.M., Negro, M.J., Manzanares, P., Ballesteros, I.: Ethanol from lignocellulosic materials by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process (SFS) with Kluyveromyces marxianus CECT 10875. Process Biochem. 39, 1843–1848 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Farhat, M.: Harvesting of cane sugar suppliers and service providers. Workshop on sugarcane. (Colheita de cana-de-acúcar pelos fornecedores e prestadores de serviço. de colheita da palha da cana para a produção de etanol.) UNICAMP. November, 29 (2006)

  33. Hassuani, S.J., Leal, M.R.L.V., Carvalho Macedo, I.: Biomass power generation: sugarcane bagasse and trash. Piracicaba: PNUD-CTC, http://www.sucre-ethique.org/IMG/pdf/CTC_energy_-_biomass_1_.pdf (2005) .Accessed 10 Dec 2009

  34. Maurilio de O.M.: Harvesting of cane sugar in the current areas and under expansion: evolution conservation and productivity. San Martino Sugar Factory. (Colheita da cana-de-acúcar nas áreas atuais e de expansão: Evolução preservação e produtividade. Usina São Martino.II Workshop Colheita de cana-de-acúcar). FEAGRI. UNICAMP (2006)

  35. EMBRAPA: Satellite monitoring. Sugarcane environmental impact. http://www.cana.cnpm.embrapa.br/ (2010) (original in Portuguese). Accessed 21 April 2010

  36. IPCC: International Panel for Climate Change Guidelines. Revised. reference manual 3. Energy, p. 15. http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/gl/invs1.html (1996). Accessed 21 April 2010

  37. World Health Organization (WHO): Air quality and health. particulate matter. https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/index.html (2010). Accessed 21 April 2010

  38. Macedo, I.C.: Sugarcane’s Energy: Twelve Studies on Brazilian Sugarcane Agribusiness and its Sustainability, 1st edn. UNICA, Sao Paulo (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  39. EBAMM: Release1.0. The ERG biofuels analisis meta-model, December, 26. http://rael.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/EBAMM/ (2006). Accessed 21 April 2010

  40. Robertson, F.A., Thorburn, P.J.: Management of sugarcane harvest residues: consequences for soil carbon and nitrogen. Aust. J. Soil Res. 45, 13–23 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  41. Campos Dinailson, C.: Potentiality of green sugarcane harvesting to carbon sequestration. Doctoral These, University of Sao Paulo. Agriculture High School “Luiz de Queiros”. August, 22. (original in Portuguese) (2003)

  42. Prove, B.G., Doogan, V.J., Troung, P.N.V.: Nature and magnitude of soil erosion in sugarcane land on the wet tropical coast of north-eastern Queensland. Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 35, 641–649 (1995)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  43. Novo, M.C.S.S., Victoria, R.F., Molchanski Landbeck, F., Lago, A.A.: Effect of sugarcane harvest straw on sprouting and shoot growth of purple (Nutsedge (Cyperus Rotundus L.) Original in Portuguese). Bragantia. Campinas 65,(1): 97–107 (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  44. Carlos Ariel Cardona, A., Oscar Julian Sanchez, T., María Isabel, M., Julián Andrés Quintero, S.: Fuel ethanol production: lignocellulosic material a new alternative (original in Spanish). Revista EIDENAR, Edición 3, 47–55 (2001)

  45. Fernández, R.J, Pérez, J.A, Pérez, S.O, Alonso Pippo, W.: Characterization of industrial and agricultural residues of sugarcane for obtaining Bio-oil (original in Spanish) International conference of sugarcane derivates. La Habana. In: Proceeding of diversification 2004. Cuban Research Institute of Sugarcane Derivates. ICIDCA. Havana, June, vol. 4, pp. 201–208 (2004)

  46. Seshagiri Rao, P.: Genetic Potential of Germplasm for Higher Biomass Production to Generate Energy. West Indies Sugarcane Breeding Station, Barbados (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  47. Delgado, A. V.: “Sugarcane biomass as renewable energy supply” Center of prioritized project. Ministry of Science and Technology of Cuba. (original in Spanish) May (2004)

  48. Ministry of Sugar: Cogeneration potential of cuban sugarcane agro-industry starting from sugarcane biomass. Preliminary report. Havana, Cuba. November, 20 (original in Spanish) (2005)

  49. FAOSTAT: CROPS|© FAO Statistics Division|http://www.faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=567#ancor (2010). Accessed 12 April 2010

  50. Sánchez, T.O, Cardona, A.C.A.: Fuel ethanol production: a an alternative for ago-industry development (original in Spanish). Editor UNC, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia, Chapter 11, pp. 156–267 (2007)

  51. Alonso-Pippo, W., Luengo, C.A., Fonseca, F.F., Garzone, P., Cornacchia, G.: Energy recovery from sugarcane biomass residues: challenges and opportunities of bio-oil production in the light of 2nd generation biofuels. J. Renew. Sustain. Energy. 1, 063102, 1–15 (2009)

    Google Scholar 

  52. William, C.P., Antony, G.W., Arnaldo, A.C., Andrew, P.A.: Impact of sugarcane burn on particulate matter concentration in the atmosphere of central region of SP State. Report presented in 25 annual meeting of Brazilian chemical society. Poços de Calda M. G. May 20–23(Original in Portuguese) (2002)

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors want to thanks to Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Process 150604/2009-2) and “Abdus Salam” International Center for Theoretical Physic (ICTP-TRIL PROGRAMME) for the support to this work.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Grupo Combustiveis Alternativos DFA/IFGW/UNICAMP, Barao Geraldo, C.P. 6165, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    W. Alonso Pippo & C. A. Luengo

  2. Energy Consultant, 3008 Boaires Ln., Louisville, KY, 40220, USA

    L. Alonsoamador Morales Alberteris

  3. ENEA Trisaia Research Centre. Prot-STP, SS106 Jonica, Rotondella, MT, Italy

    P. Garzone & G. Cornacchia

Authors
  1. W. Alonso Pippo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. C. A. Luengo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. L. Alonsoamador Morales Alberteris
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. P. Garzone
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. G. Cornacchia
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to W. Alonso Pippo.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Alonso Pippo, W., Luengo, C.A., Alonsoamador Morales Alberteris, L. et al. Energy Recovery from Sugarcane-Trash in the Light of 2nd Generation Biofuels. Part 1: Current Situation and Environmental Aspects. Waste Biomass Valor 2, 1–16 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-010-9048-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-010-9048-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation