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Ethanol production process from banana fruit and its lignocellulosic residues: Energy analysis

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  • Velásquez-Arredondo, H.I.
  • Ruiz-Colorado, A.A.
  • De Oliveira, S.

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Tropical countries, such as Brazil and Colombia, have the possibility of using agricultural lands for growing biomass to produce bio-fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol. This study applies an energy analysis to the production process of anhydrous ethanol obtained from the hydrolysis of starch and cellulosic and hemicellulosic material present in the banana fruit and its residual biomass. Four different production routes were analyzed: acid hydrolysis of amylaceous material (banana pulp and banana fruit) and enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material (flower stalk and banana skin). The analysis considered banana plant cultivation, feedstock transport, hydrolysis, fermentation, distillation, dehydration, residue treatment and utility plant. The best indexes were obtained for amylaceous material for which mass performance varied from 346.5L/t to 388.7L/t, Net Energy Value (NEV) ranged from 9.86MJ/L to 9.94MJ/L and the energy ratio was 1.9 MJ/MJ. For lignocellulosic materials, the figures were less favorable; mass performance varied from 86.1 to 123.5L/t, NEV from 5.24 to 8.79MJ/L and energy ratio from 1.3 to 1.6MJ/MJ. The analysis showed, however, that both processes can be considered energetically feasible.

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  • Velásquez-Arredondo, H.I. & Ruiz-Colorado, A.A. & De Oliveira, S., 2010. "Ethanol production process from banana fruit and its lignocellulosic residues: Energy analysis," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(7), pages 3081-3087.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:35:y:2010:i:7:p:3081-3087
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.03.052
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