Research Article
A New Proposal of Cellulosic Ethanol to Boost Sugarcane Biorefineries: Techno-Economic Evaluation
Table 2
Assumed composition for sugarcane at the beginning of the process, for the sugarcane-trash, and for the P-fraction.
| | | | Sugarcane | Sugarcane-trash | P-fraction | | | | Composition (% w/w) |
| | Water | | 70.5 | 15.0 | 8.0 |
| | Fibers | Cellulose | 5.9 | 35.7 | 46.0 | | Hemicelluloses | 3.5 | 28.1 | 22.1 | | Lignin | 3.2 | 19.8 | 9.2 |
| | Solids | Sucrose | 13.9 | — | — | | Dextrose | 0.6 | — | — | | K2O | 0.4 | — | — | | KCl | 0.2 | — | — | | SiO2 | 0.3 | — | 14.7 | | Acronitic acid | 0.6 | — | — |
| | Dirt | SiO2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | — |
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