Open AccessUse Of Sugarcane Biomass In Brazil
Author(s) -
Juliana de Almeida Yanaguizawa Lucena,
Letícia Matias Batista da SILVA
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of environmental, sustainability and social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-0871
pISSN - 2720-9644
DOI - 10.38142/ijesss.v2i3.106
Subject(s) - vinasse , bagasse , biomass (ecology) , biofuel , renewable energy , context (archaeology) , bioenergy , environmental science , ethanol fuel , sugar , renewable resource , pulp and paper industry , cogeneration , waste management , agricultural engineering , electricity generation , agronomy , engineering , chemistry , fermentation , geography , biology , food science , power (physics) , physics , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , archaeology
Recently, the use of biomass energy has been growing worldwide on an accelerated trajectory, with the prospect of staying among the main renewable energy sources for the coming decades, along with wind and solar energy. Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane on the planet and the second-largest producer of ethanol. But in addition to sugar, first-generation ethanol, and vinasse (for ferti-irrigation), other by-products and process residues from the plants (such as bagasse, filter cake, vinasse, straw, and sugarcane tip) can be used for the production of thermal and electric energies and also second-generation ethanol and biogas fuels. In this context, this paper presents the current scenario of sugarcane biomass in Brazil, discussing issues involving the use of sugar-alcohol by-products for bioenergy and biofuel production. Furthermore, a study on the reuse of sugarcane bagasse fibers for the production of eco-composite material is also presented. Finally, the concepts of biomass energy are described from a bibliographic survey and the previous experiences of the authors.