Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice

In this article, sugarcane molasses and agave juice were compared as potential feedstocks for producing bioethanol in Mexico in terms of their environmental impact and economic factors. Life cycle assessment (LCA) using SimaPro was carried out to calculate environmental impacts by using a cradle-to-...

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Autores: Parascanu, Maria Magdalena, Sanchez, Nestor, Sandoval-Salas, Fabiola, Carreto, Carlos Mendez, Soreanu, Gabriela, Sanchez-Silva, Luz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:TECNALIA Research & Innovation
Repositorio:TECNALIA Publications
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Agave bagasse
Bioethanol
Economic analysis
Life cycle assessment
Sugarcane bagasse
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
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spelling Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juiceParascanu, Maria MagdalenaSanchez, NestorSandoval-Salas, FabiolaCarreto, Carlos MendezSoreanu, GabrielaSanchez-Silva, LuzAgave bagasseBioethanolEconomic analysisLife cycle assessmentSugarcane bagasseEnvironmental ChemistryPollutionHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureSDG 17 - Partnerships for the GoalsIn this article, sugarcane molasses and agave juice were compared as potential feedstocks for producing bioethanol in Mexico in terms of their environmental impact and economic factors. Life cycle assessment (LCA) using SimaPro was carried out to calculate environmental impacts by using a cradle-to-gate approach. A preliminary economic analysis was performed to determine the economic feasibility of the studied options. Also, capital goods costs were obtained using the Aspen Plus economy package. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis was involved to compare the environmental and economic viability of producing bioethanol from sugarcane molasses and agave juice. LCA results revealed that cultivation and fermentation were the most harmful stages when producing bioethanol from sugarcane molasses and agave juice, respectively. Furthermore, when it was derived from agave juice rather than sugarcane molasses, it had more environmental benefits. This was ascribed to the lower consumption rate of fertilizers, pesticides, and emissions given off from the former. Regarding financial aspects, the preliminary analysis showed that producing bioethanol was not economically viable when grid energy alone was used. However, if power from the grid is partially replaced with renewable energy, producing bioethanol becomes economically feasible, and sugarcane molasses is the most suitable feedstock. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].ECONOMÍA CIRCULAR20242024-09-1320212021-12-0120212021-12-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/11556/5229reponame:TECNALIA Publicationsinstname:TECNALIA Research & InnovationInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dsp.tecnalia.com:11556/52292026-06-12T12:42:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
title Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
spellingShingle Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
Parascanu, Maria Magdalena
Agave bagasse
Bioethanol
Economic analysis
Life cycle assessment
Sugarcane bagasse
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
title_short Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
title_full Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
title_fullStr Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
title_full_unstemmed Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
title_sort Environmental and economic analysis of bioethanol production from sugarcane molasses and agave juice
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Parascanu, Maria Magdalena
Sanchez, Nestor
Sandoval-Salas, Fabiola
Carreto, Carlos Mendez
Soreanu, Gabriela
Sanchez-Silva, Luz
author Parascanu, Maria Magdalena
author_facet Parascanu, Maria Magdalena
Sanchez, Nestor
Sandoval-Salas, Fabiola
Carreto, Carlos Mendez
Soreanu, Gabriela
Sanchez-Silva, Luz
author_role author
author2 Sanchez, Nestor
Sandoval-Salas, Fabiola
Carreto, Carlos Mendez
Soreanu, Gabriela
Sanchez-Silva, Luz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv ECONOMÍA CIRCULAR
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Agave bagasse
Bioethanol
Economic analysis
Life cycle assessment
Sugarcane bagasse
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
topic Agave bagasse
Bioethanol
Economic analysis
Life cycle assessment
Sugarcane bagasse
Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
description In this article, sugarcane molasses and agave juice were compared as potential feedstocks for producing bioethanol in Mexico in terms of their environmental impact and economic factors. Life cycle assessment (LCA) using SimaPro was carried out to calculate environmental impacts by using a cradle-to-gate approach. A preliminary economic analysis was performed to determine the economic feasibility of the studied options. Also, capital goods costs were obtained using the Aspen Plus economy package. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis was involved to compare the environmental and economic viability of producing bioethanol from sugarcane molasses and agave juice. LCA results revealed that cultivation and fermentation were the most harmful stages when producing bioethanol from sugarcane molasses and agave juice, respectively. Furthermore, when it was derived from agave juice rather than sugarcane molasses, it had more environmental benefits. This was ascribed to the lower consumption rate of fertilizers, pesticides, and emissions given off from the former. Regarding financial aspects, the preliminary analysis showed that producing bioethanol was not economically viable when grid energy alone was used. However, if power from the grid is partially replaced with renewable energy, producing bioethanol becomes economically feasible, and sugarcane molasses is the most suitable feedstock. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
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