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Second generation ethanol in Brazil: Can it compete with electricity production?

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 102; Issue: 19 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.biortech.2011.06.098

1873-2976

Marina O.S. Dias, Marcelo Pereira da Cunha, Charles D.F. Jesus, George J. M. Rocha, José Geraldo da Cruz Pradella, Carlos Eduardo Vaz Rossell, Rubens Maciel Filho, Antonio Bonomi,

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Much of the controversy surrounding second generation ethanol production arises from the assumed competition with first generation ethanol production; however, in Brazil, where bioethanol is produced from sugarcane, sugarcane bagasse and trash will be used as feedstock for second generation ethanol production. Thus, second generation ethanol production may be primarily in competition with electricity production from the lignocellulosic fraction of sugarcane. A preliminary technical and economic analysis of the integrated production of first and second generation ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil is presented and different technological scenarios are evaluated. The analysis showed the importance of the integrated use of sugarcane including the biomass represented by surplus bagasse and trash that can be taken from the field. Second generation ethanol may favorably compete with bioelectricity production when sugarcane trash is used and when low cost enzyme and improved technologies become commercially available.