Biotechnology and Bioengineering · 1979 · 46 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesAgricultural EngineeringBioprocess EngineeringFermentation EngineeringFermentation ScienceAgricultural Production SystemsAlcoholic FermentationBiofuel ProductionIndustrial FermentationSugar ProcessingWaste Valorization By FermentationAgricultural Production AssessmentBioethanolBioethanol FermentationBioethanol ProductionEthanol FermentationEthanol ProductionFermentative Production PathwaysIndustrial Ethanol Fermentation
Abstract This paper presents a summary of present agricultural production of ethanol in Brazil. The highlights of the national program instituted in 1975 to increase production with the aim of extending automotive gasoline are described. Process descriptions are given for present plants for both cane sugar and manioc root fermentation routes.