Sustainability of the Sugar and Sugar-Ethanol Industries

Preface Dedication 1. Future Sustainability of the Sugar and Sugar?Ethanol Industries Gillian Eggleston Measurement of Sustainability in the Sugar and Sugar?Ethanol Industries 2. Measuring and Monitoring Sustainability in the Sugar and Sugar?Ethanol Industry Peter Rein Sustainability Efforts in Sugar Industries Around the World 3. Major Challenges and Changes in the European Sugar Sector Geoff Parkin and Jan Maarten De Bruijn 4. The Sugarcane Crop for the Sustainable Production of Sugar and Other Cane Derived Products in Mauritius Kassiap Deepchand 5. The Success and Sustainability of the Brazilian Sugarcane?Fuel Ethanol Industry H. V. Amorim, M. Gryschek, and M. L. Lopes 6. The South African and Southern African Regions - Part I: Sugarcane Production Barbara M. Muir, Ruth Rhodes, Predhie Naidoo, and Martin J Eweg 7. The South African and Southern African Regions - Part II: Sugarcane Processing Barbara M. Muir, Paul M. Schorn, Stephen Peacock, and Charles Kruger Sustainable Production of Fuel Ethanol from Sugar Crops and Products 8. Pretreatment Technologies for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Materials to Bioethanol Giovanna M. Aita and Misook Kim 9. Sustainable Production of Energycane for Bio-Energy in the Southeastern United States Ryan Viator, Paul White, and Edward Richard, Jr. 10. Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L) as a Biofuel Feedstock in the United States Lee Panella and Stephen R. Kaffka 11. Opportunities and Challenges of Sweet Sorghum as a Feedstock for Biofuel Sarah E. Lingle Sustainable Improvements in the Quality Supply of Sugar Feedstocks 12. Approaches to Raw Sugar Quality Improvement as a Route to Sustaining a Reliable Supply of Purified Industrial Sugar Feedstocks John R. Vercellotti, Sharon V. Vercellotti, Gavin Kahn, and Gillian Eggleston 13. Enzymatic Analysis of Mannitol as a Leuconostoc mesenteroides Deterioration Marker in Sugarcane and Sugar Beet Factories Gillian Eggleston, Jessica Gober, and Clay Alexander 14. Sustainability of Low Starch Concentrations in Sugarcane through Short-Term Optimized Amylase and Long-Term Breeding Strategies Marvellous Zhou, Collins Kimbeng, Serge Edme, Anna Hale, Ryan Viator, and Gillian Eggleston Value-Added Products for a Sustainable Sugar Industry 15. Value-Added Products for a Sustainable Sugar Industry Mary An Godshall 16. Liquid Sugars Produced in Sugar Refineries: Advantages of Large Central Units Serving the Sustainable and Competitive Needs of the Food Industry Francois Rousset 17. The Role of Sugar Beet Pulp Polysaccharides in the Sustainability of the Sugar Beet Industry Arland Hotchkiss, Marshall Fishman, and LinShu Liu Indexes Author Index Subject Index