Cálamo: indústria de etanol 2G

Abstract

Brazil is one of the biggest global producers and consumers of ethanol obtained by fermentation processes. In the current state, brazilian ethanol obtained from sugar cane represents, globally, the best and most advanced option of large-scale biofuel sustainable production, since its production outcomes more ethanol per ton (of cane) and high reduction of the greenhouse gases emission compared to other biofuels. Besides these facts, the national industries and projects of this area focus on technology for developing the production of second-generation ethanol by biotechnological process, assuming an even bigger importance in this context since it is in expansion and implementation. Towards, this work will present an elaboration of an industry called Cálamo, a hydrated and anhydrous ethanol producer, which integrates the production of this alcohol by conventional and cellulosic processes. The detailed project defines the following: scope, market study, consumption projections, location decision, the productive process of the enterprise, the material and energy balance, equipment specifications, energy integration and financial analysis.