About the book

Sugarcane has garnered much interest for its potential as a viable renewable energy crop. While the use of sugar juice for ethanol production has been in practice for years, a new focus on using the fibrous co-product known as bagasse for producing renewable fuels and bio-based chemicals is growing in interest. The success of these efforts, and the development of new varieties of energy canes, could greatly increase the use of sugarcane and sugarcane biomass for fuels while enhancing industry sustainability and competitiveness.

Sugarcane-Based Biofuels and Bioproducts examines the development of a suite of established and developing biofuels and other renewable products derived from sugarcane and sugarcane-based co-products, such as bagasse. Chapters provide broad-ranging coverage of sugarcane biology, biotechnological advances, and breakthroughs in production and processing techniques.

Contents:

Part I Sugarcane for biofuels and bioproducts

1 The sugarcane industry, biofuel, and bio product perspectives, 3
Ian M. O’Hara

2 Sugarcane biotechnology: tapping unlimited potential, 23
Sudipta S. Das Bhowmik, Anthony K. Brinin, Brett Williams and Sagadevan G. Mundree

Part II Biofuels and bioproducts

3 Fermentation of sugarcane juice and molasses for ethanol production, 55
Cecília Laluce, Guilherme R. Leite, Bruna Z. Zavitoski, Thamires T. Zamai and Ricardo Ventura

4 Production of fermentable sugars from sugarcane bagasse, 87
Zhanying Zhang, Mark D. Harrison and Ian M. O’Hara

5 Chemicals manufacture from fermentation of sugarcane products, 111
Karen T. Robins and Robert E. Speight

6 Mathematical modeling of xylose production from hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse, 137
Ava Greenwood, Troy Farrell and Ian M. O’Hara

7 Hydrothermal liquefaction of lignin, 165
Kameron G. Dunn and Philip A. Hobson

8 Conversion of sugarcane carbohydrates into platform chemicals, 207
Darryn W. Rackemann, Zhanying Zhang and William O.S. Doherty

9 Cogeneration of sugarcane bagasse for renewable energy production, 237
Anthony P. Mann

10 Pulp and paper production from sugarcane bagasse, 259
Thomas J. Rainey and Geoff Covey

11 Sugarcane-derived animal feed, 281
Mark D. Harrison

Part III Systems and sustainability

12 Integrated first- and second-generation processes for bioethanol production from sugarcane, 313
Marina O. de Souza Dias, Otávio Cavalett, Rubens M. Filho and Antonio Bonomi

13 Greenhouse gas abatement from sugarcane bioenergy, biofuels, and biomaterials, 333
Marguerite A. Renouf

14 Environmental sustainability assessment of sugarcane bioenergy, 363
Shabbir H. Gheewala, Sébastien Bonnet and Thapat Silalertruksa