The potential of sugarcane straw (SCS) as feedstock for 2G ethanol production was investigated. Three different pretreatments (hydrothermal, ultrasound and acid) and the enzymatic hydrolysis of SCS were evaluated. Pretreated ...

Corn ethanol produced in the US and sugarcane ethanol produced in Brazil are the world`s leading sources of biofuel. Current US biofuel policies create both incentives and constraints for the import of ethanol from Brazil ...

In the last 20 years intensive crop farming has been developed in a significantly manner in Latin America, whereas the cultivation of one or more type of crops have been increasing in each country. Within these crops, the ...

Sugarcane is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries around the world, with increasing annual production. The largest sugarcane producing countries are, in millions of tons: Brazil (721), India (347), China ...

Development of Bioeconomy is impossible without establishing efficient technologies of lignocellulosic biomass valorization via transformation into fermentable sugars. Sugarcane is a valuable agricultural crop in several ...