Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse

Fil: Clauser, Nicolás Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico (Nordeste). Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina.

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Main Authors: Clauser, Nicolás Martín, Gutiérrez, Leticia Soledad, Area, María Cristina, Felissia, Fernando Esteban, Vallejos, María Evangelina
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12219/4345
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author Clauser, Nicolás Martín
Gutiérrez, Leticia Soledad
Area, María Cristina
Felissia, Fernando Esteban
Vallejos, María Evangelina
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spelling ir-20.500.12219-43452024-06-04T10:24:53Z Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse Clauser, Nicolás Martín Gutiérrez, Leticia Soledad Area, María Cristina Felissia, Fernando Esteban Vallejos, María Evangelina Biorefinery Sugarcane bagasse Xylitol Ethanol Pellets Fil: Clauser, Nicolás Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico (Nordeste). Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Fil: Clauser, Nicolás Martín. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Química y Naturales. Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Fil: Gutiérrez, Leticia Soledad. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Ingeniería; Uruguay. Fil: Area, María Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico (Nordeste). Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Fil: Area, María Cristina. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Química y Naturales. Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Fil: Felissia, Fernando Esteban. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico (Nordeste). Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Fil: Felissia, Fernando Esteban. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Química y Naturales. Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Fil: Vallejos, María Evangelina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico (Nordeste). Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Fil: Vallejos, María Evangelina. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Química y Naturales. Instituto de Materiales de Misiones; Argentina. Small-scale biorefinery from sugarcane bagasse offers new possibilities to the sugar and ethanol industries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a small-scale biorefinery for the production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse. The liquid fraction from the autohydrolysis treatment was selected as the source of sugars for xylitol and two scenarios were analyzed for the residual solid: ethanol or pellet production. A technical-economic analysis of alternatives was applied. The internal rate of return (IRR) was used to compare the selected proposals. The highest IRR values were obtained when processing 70,000 dry tons per year of bagasse. The results showed promising prospects for a small-scale biorefinery with capacities above 20,000 dry tons per year (xylitol and pellets), and above 50,000 dry tons per year (xylitol and ethanol). 2018-03-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12219/4345 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.techscience.com/jrm/v6n2/28822 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf application/pdf 405.9 KB Scrivener Publishing LLC
spellingShingle Biorefinery
Sugarcane bagasse
Xylitol
Ethanol
Pellets
Clauser, Nicolás Martín
Gutiérrez, Leticia Soledad
Area, María Cristina
Felissia, Fernando Esteban
Vallejos, María Evangelina
Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
title Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
title_full Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
title_fullStr Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
title_full_unstemmed Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
title_short Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
title_sort alternatives of small scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
topic Biorefinery
Sugarcane bagasse
Xylitol
Ethanol
Pellets
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12219/4345
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