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Potential for reduction of alcohol production costs in Brazil

1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 23; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0360-5442(98)00046-2

1873-6785

Luiz Pinguelli Rosa, Maurı́cio Tiomno Tolmasquim, Maurício Cardoso Arouca,

Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies

The alcohol barrel-equivalent price to gasoline in Brazil ranges from US$36.00 to 54.00. Without large subsidies, alcohol is too costly as an alternative to gasoline. In this paper, we demonstrate that significant cost reductions can be achieved through technological improvements, increased efficiency and the use of alcohol by-products.