Cogeneration In Integrated First And Second Generation Ethanol From Sugarcane

Sugarcane bagasse and trash are used as fuels in cogeneration systems for bioethanol production, supplying steam and electricity, but may also be used as feedstock for second generation ethanol. The amount of surplus lignocellulosic material used as feedstock depends on the energy consumption of the production process; residues of the pretreatment and hydrolysis operations (residual cellulose, lignin and eventually biogas from pentoses biodigestion) may be used as fuels and increase the amount of lignocellulosic material available as feedstock in hydrolysis. The configuration of the cogeneration system (boiler pressure, lignocellulosic material consumption and steam production, turbines efficiencies, among others) has a significant impact on consumption of fuel and electricity output; in the integrated first and second generation, it also affects overall ethanol production. Simulations of the integrated first and second generation ethanol production processes were carried out using Aspen Plus, comparing different configurations of the cogeneration systems and pentoses use (biodigestion and fermentation). Economic analysis shows that electricity sale can benefit second generation ethanol, even in relatively small amounts. Environmental analysis shows that the integrated first and second generation process has higher environmental impacts in most of the categories evaluated than first generation. © 2013 The Institution of Chemical Engineers.91814111417Ethanol prices (2011) Technical report, , CEPEA, Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics(2009) Bioetanol combustível: uma oportunidade para o Brasil, , CGEE, CGEE, BrasíliaČuček, L., Martín, M., Grossmann, I.E., Kravanja, Z., Energy, water and process technologies integration for the simultaneous production of ethanol and food from the entire corn plant (2011) Comput. Chem. 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