SAF: Bioethanol Production from Sunflower Biomass
(UABIO) … In Ukraine, there are about 20 producers of bioethanol with a total capacity of over 300 thousand tons/year, but there are only 8 companies with a total capacity of 128 thousand tons/year that really produce bioethanol.
Raw materials for bioethanol production
The raw materials for the production of first-generation bioethanol in Ukraine can be such sugar-containing crops as sugar beet, sugar sorghum, as well as cereals, in particular corn. A significant amount of corn is exported annually for processing into bioethanol.
How much fuel can be obtained from sunflower stalks?
In terms of the equivalent amount of raw material, it can be produced 101.4 liters of bioethanol from 1 ton of sunflower stalks. READ MORE
BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM SUNFLOWER BIOMASS (Sustainable Agribusiness Forum)
Sunflower by-products for energy needs – fuel characteristics (UABIO)
Excerpt from Sustainable Agribusiness Forum: In a study of growing four varieties of sunflower in the semi-arid region of north-eastern Brazil with further processing into liquid biofuels46 (seeds for biodiesel, and stalks and heads for bioethanol), from one hectare was received 2537 kg d.m. of by-products and 1635 kg d.m. of seeds, respectively, 663 kg/ha of oil and 1115 kg/ha of sugars (871 kg/ha of cellulose and 244 kg/ha of hemicellulose). It was possible to obtain 293 l of bioethanol/ha from this amount of sunflower by-products.
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[3] Evelin Raquel Ruiz et al. Strategies for bioethanol production from sunflower stalks Afinidad –Barcelona – 68 (556): 417-423. – November, 2011. READ MORE