Use of Thermo-Economic Analysis Based on Exergy Concepts to Evaluate the Cost of Electricity from Sugar Cane Bagasse in the Brazilian Sugar Cane Sector

Progress in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 843-850

  Coelho, S T ^a   Moreira, J R ^b   Zylbersztaj, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CENBIO BUN Biomass Users Network from Brazil   (Brazil)

^c ANP The National Petroleum Agency   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian sugar cane sector; Exergy concepts; Proalcool; Sugar cane bagasse; Thermo economic analysis

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; BOILERS; COGENERATION PLANTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EXERGY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MILLING (MACHINING); STEAM TURBINES;

BRAZILIAN SUGAR CANE SECTOR; COMPETITIVE MARKETS; COST OF ELECTRICITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PROALCOOL; REGULATORY AGENCIES; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

SUGAR CANE;

EID: 71249140821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470694954.ch68     Document Type: Chapter

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