The origin of biofuels – in particular bio-ethanol – date back to the beginning of the 1900s, when H Ford promoted their use. The interest in such energy products recurred in different periods, due to problems associated with the depletion of fossil energy sources and the necessity of reducing environmental impacts due to their use. As widely illustrated in the paper A techno-economic analysis of the biofuels production potential in Italy, (this congress), a team of Commodity Science researchers at the Universities of Bari and Foggia (Italy) have constituted a study group with the aim of analysing the potential of biofuels (bio-ethanol and biodiesel) in Italy. This paper concerns the study of bio-ethanol production chain from sugar industry. It analyses material and energy flows of the whole life cycle which, starting from sugar beet cultivation, can arrive at the production of bio-ethanol. The methodology used, Material Flow Analysis (MFA), allows us to obtain a systematic vision of a) resource flows involved in the examined production, b) the waste generated and c) the associated environmental impact. Based on the results of this analysis, the contribution that the sugar industry can offer to biofuel production has been evaluated. Keywords: biomass resources, bio-ethanol, sugar beet, CO2 emission reduction.

A techno-economic analysis of the biofuels production potential in Italy. A case study: bioethanol from sugar beet

LAGIOIA, Giovanni;AMICARELLI, Vera;
2005-01-01

Abstract

The origin of biofuels – in particular bio-ethanol – date back to the beginning of the 1900s, when H Ford promoted their use. The interest in such energy products recurred in different periods, due to problems associated with the depletion of fossil energy sources and the necessity of reducing environmental impacts due to their use. As widely illustrated in the paper A techno-economic analysis of the biofuels production potential in Italy, (this congress), a team of Commodity Science researchers at the Universities of Bari and Foggia (Italy) have constituted a study group with the aim of analysing the potential of biofuels (bio-ethanol and biodiesel) in Italy. This paper concerns the study of bio-ethanol production chain from sugar industry. It analyses material and energy flows of the whole life cycle which, starting from sugar beet cultivation, can arrive at the production of bio-ethanol. The methodology used, Material Flow Analysis (MFA), allows us to obtain a systematic vision of a) resource flows involved in the examined production, b) the waste generated and c) the associated environmental impact. Based on the results of this analysis, the contribution that the sugar industry can offer to biofuel production has been evaluated. Keywords: biomass resources, bio-ethanol, sugar beet, CO2 emission reduction.
2005
88-89407-07-7
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