Energy efficiency in anhydrous bioethanol production from sugarcane part 1: Process simulation and thermal integration

ECOS 2009 - 22nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 425-436

  Dias, Marina O S ^a   Ensinas, Adriano V ^b   Modesto, Marcelo ^b   Nebra, Silvia A ^a   Filho, Rubens Maciel ^a   Rossell, Carlos E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Process integration; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COGENERATION PLANTS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); SUGAR CANE;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; COGENERATION SYSTEMS; DOUBLE EFFECT DISTILLATION; ETHANOL DEHYDRATION; EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE; PROCESS INTEGRATION; THERMAL INTEGRATION;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 80051696928     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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