INVESTIGADORES
VALLEJOS Maria Evangelina
artículos
Título:
Alternatives of Small-Scale Biorefineries for the Integrated Production of Xylitol from Sugarcane Bagasse
Autor/es:
CLAUSER, NICOLÁS; GUTIÉRREZ, SOLEDAD; AREA, MARÍA; FELISSIA, FERNANDO; VALLEJOS, MARÍA
Revista:
Journal of Renewable Materials
Editorial:
Scrivener Publishing
Referencias:
Año: 2018 vol. 6 p. 139 - 151
ISSN:
2164-6325
Resumen:
Small-scalebiorefinery from sugarcane bagasse offers new possibilities to the sugar andethanol industries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of asmall-scale biorefinery for the production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse.The liquid fraction from the autohydrolysis treatment was selected as thesource of sugars for xylitol and two scenarios were analyzed for the residualsolid: ethanol or pellet production. A technical-economic analysis ofalternatives was applied. The internal rate of return (IRR) was used to comparethe selected proposals. The highest IRR values were obtained when processing70,000 dry tons per year of bagasse. The results showed promising prospects fora small-scale biorefinery with capacities above 20,000 dry tons per year(xylitol and pellets), and above 50,000 dry tons per year (xylitol andethanol).
