A review of biogas production from sugarcane vinasse

M Parsaee, MKD Kiani, K Karimi - Biomass and bioenergy, 2019 - Elsevier
Vinasse is considered as the largest source of contamination in the ethanol production
industry from sugarcane. Vinasse can be used to produce suitable fertilizer; however, it …

Anaerobic digestion of vinasse from sugarcane ethanol production in Brazil: Challenges and perspectives

BS Moraes, M Zaiat, A Bonomi - Renewable and Sustainable energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The replacement of fossil fuels by biofuels has been extremely important worldwide to
stimulate the growth of economies based on the sustainability through the use of renewable …

Sugarcane vinasse: environmental implications of its use

CA Christofoletti, JP Escher, JE Correia, JFU Marinho… - Waste management, 2013 - Elsevier
The inadequate and indiscriminate disposal of sugarcane vinasse in soils and water bodies
has received much attention since decades ago, due to environmental problems associated …

Current practices and challenges in using microalgae for treatment of nutrient rich wastewater from agro-based industries

S Gupta, SB Pawar, RA Pandey - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Considerable research activities are underway involving microalgae species in order to treat
industrial wastewater to address the waste-to-bioenergy economy. Several studies of …

Anaerobic digestion of vinasse from sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil from energy, environmental, and economic perspectives: Profit or expense?

BS Moraes, TL Junqueira, LG Pavanello, O Cavalett… - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The need to improve the sustainability of bioethanol production from sugarcane in Brazil has
intensified the search for process energy optimization coupled with the environmental …

Recent developments and current status of commercial production of fuel ethanol

TD Hoang, N Nghiem - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ethanol produced from various biobased sources (bioethanol) has been gaining high
attention lately due to its potential to cut down net emissions of carbon dioxide while …

Resource recovery from sugarcane vinasse by anaerobic digestion–A review

AFR Silva, YL Brasil, K Koch, MCS Amaral - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increase in biofuel production by 2030, driven by the targets set at the 21st United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), will promote an increase in …

Implications of stillage land disposal: a critical review on the impacts of fertigation

LT Fuess, ML Garcia - Journal of Environmental Management, 2014 - Elsevier
Stillage is the main wastewater from ethanol production, generated specifically in the step of
distillation. Regardless the feedstock, stillage contains high concentrations of organic matter …

Vinasse from sugarcane ethanol production: better treatment or better utilization?

CE Rodrigues Reis, B Hu - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Ethanol production from sugarcane in Brazil is a well-established industry, with relatively
simple operations and high yield. The ethanol primarily serves as a renewable fuel blending …

Sugarcane industrial byproducts as challenges to environmental safety and their remedies: A review

QUA Raza, MA Bashir, A Rehim, MU Sial, HM Ali Raza… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is one of the major crops cultivated in tropical and sub-
tropical countries, and the primary purpose is to obtain raw sugar. It is an important …