ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND USE: THE SUMMARY OF THE ISSCT CO-PRODUCTS WORKSHOP

摘要

This paper presents the summary of the ISSCT Co-Products Section Workshop that had 'Ethanol Production and Use' as the central theme. This workshop, hosted by Copersucar Technology Center in Piracicaba Sao Paulo-Brazil in July 2003, was attended by 58 delegates from 12 countries. The two days of plenary sessions had a total of 31 presentations distributed in eight technical sessions covering ethanol programs in Brazil and in other countries, automotive use of ethanol, alternative raw materials for ethanol production, energy balance, ethanoi production technologies, ethanol by-products, other co-products production within the sugar factory, and energy cogeneration. Site visits occupied the last two days of the workshop and gave the delegates the opportunity to see different technologies used in Brazil to produce ethanol: conventional process (continuous and batch fermentations; dehydration alternatives), innovative technology (hydrolysis-ethanol from bagasse), environmental aspects and cogeneration. During the plenary sessions and site visits, the discussions between delegates provided fruitful exchange of ideas and experiences.